bga_241265 - GALLIA BELGICA - MELDI (Area of Meaux) Bronze ROVECA, classe IV
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Price : 140.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2016)
Price : 140.00 €
Type : Bronze ROVECA, classe IV
Date: c. 60-40 AC.
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 4,79 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan large et irrégulier. Droit de frappe molle, mais beau revers complet. Patine sombre
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : [POOYIKA].
Obverse description : Grosse tête casquée à gauche, la chevelure retombant sur la nuque, des colliers au cou ; la légende devant la tête.
Reverse
Reverse legend : [ROVECA].
Reverse description : Lion bondissant à droite, la queue enroulée au-dessus de son dos, annelet accosté de quatre petits points au-dessous ; légende au-dessous, grènetis.
Commentary
Cet exemplaire est techniquement intéressant, avec un flan coulé. La face frappée par le revers se trouvait dans le fond du moule en chapelet, avec une empreinte régulière et un penon de coulée bien net. Le droit est frappé sur une plus grande surface, résultats d’un surplus de métal. Le poids de 4,79 grammes est d'ailleurs relativement lourd pour ce type.
This example is technically interesting, with a cast flan. The face struck by the reverse was in the bottom of the rosary mold, with a regular impression and a very clear casting pennon. The obverse is struck over a larger surface, the result of a surplus of metal. The weight of 4.79 grams is also relatively heavy for this type
This example is technically interesting, with a cast flan. The face struck by the reverse was in the bottom of the rosary mold, with a regular impression and a very clear casting pennon. The obverse is struck over a larger surface, the result of a surplus of metal. The weight of 4.79 grams is also relatively heavy for this type
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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