bga_241259 - HELVETII - VINDELICI (Germania, currently South Germany) Denier d'argent au rameau
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Item sold on our e-shop (2016)
Price : 140.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2016)
Price : 140.00 €
Type : Denier d'argent au rameau
Date: c. 80-50 AC.
Metal : silver
Diameter : 12 mm
Weight : 1,70 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Flan court avec un bel avers mais un cheval incomplet au revers. Patine grise et poreuse
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Astre formé de volutes ou de croissants dextrogyre ; au centre, un globule.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Cheval libre galopant à gauche, l'encolure perlée.
Commentary
Le droit est bien centré, montrant le rameau. Le cheval du revers semble avoir une démarche de parade, comme sur certains deniers de Gaule Chevelue (NERCOD par exemple).
Historical background
HELVETII - VINDELICI (Germania, currently South Germany)
(2nd century BC - 1st century AD)
The Vindelicians were considered to be a people of Celtic origin. They possibly controlled the headwaters of the Rhine and the region of Lake Constance and the Inn valley. Their neighbors were the Helvetii and the Boii. Their main oppidum was Brigantion (Bregenz). They were submitted only by Tiberius during the campaign of 15 BC. Strabo (IV. 3, 6; VII, 1, 5); Pliny (HN. III, 133); Tacitus (An. II, 17); Ptolemy (G. II, 12). Kruta: 69.
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