v18_0868 - LEXOVII (Area of Lisieux) Bronze CISIAMBOS au lion
MONNAIES 18 (2003)
Starting price : 150.00 €
Estimate : 300.00 €
Realised price : 246.00 €
Number of bids : 7
Maximum bid : 250.00 €
Starting price : 150.00 €
Estimate : 300.00 €
Realised price : 246.00 €
Number of bids : 7
Maximum bid : 250.00 €
Type : Bronze CISIAMBOS au lion
Date: c. 50-40 AC.
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 8 h.
Weight : 3,11 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Bel exemplaire de ce rare monnayage. Droit frappé sur flan court, avec l'arrière de la tête et le début de la légende hors flan. Magnifique revers quasiment complet avec une faiblesse de frappe entre 5 et 8 heures. Superbe patine vert antique, stable
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : [CISI]AMBOS.
Obverse description : Tête à droite, légende devant le visage.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Lion à droite, un épi incliné à gauche, une étoile sous le ventre et une autre au-dessus de la queue.
Commentary
Ce bronze, dont le droit est copié à la gens Calpurnia, Lucius ou Caius Calpurnius Frugi (qui furent respectivement monétaires en 90 avant J.-C. et en 67 avant J.-C.) se divise en deux variétés de revers. Notre bronze appartient à la première, avec lion, épis incliné et étoiles.
This bronze, whose obverse is copied from the gens Calpurnia, Lucius or Caius Calpurnius Frugi (which were respectively minted in 90 BC and 67 BC) is divided into two varieties of reverse. Our bronze belongs to the first, with lion, inclined ears of corn and stars
This bronze, whose obverse is copied from the gens Calpurnia, Lucius or Caius Calpurnius Frugi (which were respectively minted in 90 BC and 67 BC) is divided into two varieties of reverse. Our bronze belongs to the first, with lion, inclined ears of corn and stars
Historical background
LEXOVII (Area of Lisieux)
(2nd - 1st century BC)
The Lexovians, a small Celtic people, had Noviomagus (Lisieux) as their main oppidum. Their territory was bounded by the hills of the Perche and the sea. According to Strabo, the Lexovians would have been excellent traders, exchanging tin from Brittany and lead from Cornwall for wine and oil from Italy. They are cited several times by Caesar in his Commentaries. The Lexovian contingent for the relief army sent to Alesia was included in the twenty thousand men counted for all the peoples along the ocean and "who call themselves Armoricans". However, the Lexovians do not belong to the Armorican group. Caesar (BG. III, 9, 11, 17, 29). Kruta: 351, 366.
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