v15_1164 - GALLIA BELGICA - MELDI (Area of Meaux) Bronze EPENOS
MONNAIES 15 (2002)
Starting price : 185.00 €
Estimate : 400.00 €
Realised price : 207.00 €
Number of bids : 3
Maximum bid : 207.00 €
Starting price : 185.00 €
Estimate : 400.00 €
Realised price : 207.00 €
Number of bids : 3
Maximum bid : 207.00 €
Type : Bronze EPENOS
Date: c. 60-40 AC.
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 3,42 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Très beau bronze avec une patine vert foncé. Légende complète au droit et presque complète au revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : EPENOS.
Obverse description : Tête masculine à gauche, les cheveux longs et bouclés. Légende devant le visage.
Reverse
Reverse legend : EPHNOS.
Reverse description : Cheval galopant à droite, la crinière perlée, surmonté d'un oiseau éployé, un annelet pointé au-dessous. Légende sous le cheval.
Commentary
Cet exemplaire semble être de mêmes coins de droit et de revers que l’exemplaire n° 102 du British Museum.
This example appears to have the same obverse and reverse dies as British Museum example no. 102
This example appears to have the same obverse and reverse dies as British Museum example no. 102
Historical background
GALLIA BELGICA - MELDI (Area of Meaux)
(1st century BC)
The Meldes are mentioned only once in Caesar's work. This small people lived between the Seine and the Marne in the plain of Brie with Meaux as its capital. The Meldes emancipated themselves late from the tutelage of the Suessions and the Remes at the time of the Gallic Wars. Having become independent in 57 BC, the Meldes chose to ally with the Romans. Caesar had sixty ships built by the Meldes, in 55 BC, for the expedition to Brittany. Caesar (BG. V, 5).
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