Live auction - bga_496458 - GALLIA - SOUTH WESTERN GAUL - LONGOSTALETES (Area of Narbonne) Unité ou bronze au trépied, BWKIOC

GALLIA - SOUTH WESTERN GAUL - LONGOSTALETES (Area of Narbonne) Unité ou bronze au trépied, BWKIOC XF

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Estimate :	400 €
Price :	262 €
Maximum bid :	310 €
End of the sale :	11 September 2018 15:08:44
bidders :	4 bidders

Type : Unité ou bronze au trépied, BWKIOC

Date: 121-45 AC.

Metal : bronze

Diameter : 25 mm

Orientation dies : 3 h.

Weight : 7,16 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire dans un état de conservation remarquable permettant un classement précis. Joli droit et beau revers. Patine vert foncé

Catalogue references :

LT.2363 - CNH.4 p. 435

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête masculine (Hermès ?) à droite, la chevelure ceinte d’un ruban, un caducée derrière la nuque et la légende devant le visage.

Reverse

Reverse legend : LÉGENDE INDÉTERMINÉE DE PART ET D’AUTRE DU TRÉPIED.

Reverse description : Trépied accosté de légendes verticales.

Commentary

Ce type de bronze est apparenté au monnayage celtibère transpyrénéen. Le prototype est certainement à rechercher dans les bronzes au trépied de Marseille.
Ce type précis, avec la légende BWKIOC devant le visage correspond au n° 4 de L. Villaronga qui a étudié 19 exemplaires et classe ce type en R4. La légende de revers, souvent mal venue, est censée être LOGGOSTA-LETON et BIURBI. C’est le plus bel exemplaire de ce type que nous ayons jamais eu à la vente !.
This type of bronze is related to the trans-Pyrenean Celtiberian coinage. The prototype is certainly to be found in the tripod bronzes of Marseille. This specific type, with the legend BWKIOC in front of the face, corresponds to No. 4 of L. Villaronga, who studied 19 examples and classifies this type as R4. The reverse legend, often misplaced, is supposed to be LOGGOSTA-LETON and BIURBI. This is the most beautiful example of this type that we have ever had for sale!