bga_336596 - GALLIA BELGICA - MELDI (Area of Meaux) Bronze ROVECA, classe V
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Type : Bronze ROVECA, classe V
Date: c. 60-40 AC.
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 2 h.
Weight : 2,76 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Flan large et irrégulier avec les cassures des penons de coulée du flan. Frappe centrée des deux côtés, mais un peu molle. Patine verte
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ROVECA.
Obverse description : Buste diadémé de Vénus à droite ; derrière sur son épaule, petit Cupidon tenant une couronne ; légende devant le visage.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Cheval libre à droite, une rouelle au-dessus et un annelet pointé au-dessous ; trois annelets pointés entre les jambes avant ; ligne d'exergue perlée avec un ornement trifide au-dessous.
Commentary
Au droit, la légende ROVECA est de frappe molle et partiellement hors flan, mais elle se devine encore. Le petit Cupidon qui tient la couronne est à peine visible, en bord de flan, mais la couronne est bien nette derrière la nuque.
On the right, the ROVECA legend is softly struck and partially off-side, but it can still be guessed. The little Cupid who holds the crown is barely visible, at the edge of the flan, but the crown is very clear behind the neck
On the right, the ROVECA legend is softly struck and partially off-side, but it can still be guessed. The little Cupid who holds the crown is barely visible, at the edge of the flan, but the crown is very clear behind the neck
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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