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bga_382304 - GALLIA BELGICA - MELDI (Area of Meaux) Bronze EPENOS
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Item sold on our e-shop (2017)
Price : 250.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2017)
Price : 250.00 €
Type : Bronze EPENOS
Date: c. 60-40 AC.
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 3,11 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Bronze sur un flan large avec des types centrés. Patine vert foncé, lisse et brillante, un peu piquée sur la tranche
Obverse
Obverse legend : EPENOS.
Obverse description : Tête masculine à gauche, les cheveux longs et bouclés, légende devant le visage ; grènetis.
Reverse
Reverse legend : EPHNOS.
Reverse description : Cheval galopant à droite, la queue ondulée, surmonté d'un oiseau de face aux ailes déployées, un croissant entre les jambes ; légende sous le cheval.
Commentary
Exemplaire avec un magnifique revers, de style un peu lourd au droit. Les légendes sont presque complètes, au droit comme au revers.
example with a magnificent reverse, in a slightly heavy style on the obverse. The legends are almost complete, on both the obverse and the reverse.
example with a magnificent reverse, in a slightly heavy style on the obverse. The legends are almost complete, on both the obverse and the reverse.
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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