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bga_114761 - LEXOVII (Area of Lisieux) Bronze LIXOVIATI au cheval et à la rouelle

LEXOVII (Area of Lisieux) Bronze LIXOVIATI au cheval et à la rouelle VF/XF
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Price : 165.00 €
Type : Bronze LIXOVIATI au cheval et à la rouelle
Date: c. 50-40 AC.
Metal : bronze
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Bel état et frappe centrée malgré un flan court. Patine verte et légèrement oxydée
Catalogue references :
LT.7143  - DT.2488

Obverse

Obverse legend : [LIXOVIATI-S].
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite avec des mèches longues tombant sur la nuque.

Reverse

Reverse legend : [LIXOVIATIS].
Reverse description : Cheval au cou fourchu galopant à droite ; au-dessus du cheval, épi de blé sur sa tige, accosté de deux globules ; une rouelle sous le cheval.

Commentary

Bel exemplaire pour cette rare monnaie. La légende LIXOVIATI pour le peuple de Lisieux est en bord de flan au droit ; on n’en voit que les pieds des lettres.

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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