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bga_456392 - GALLIA BELGICA - MELDI (Area of Meaux) Bronze EPENOS

GALLIA BELGICA - MELDI (Area of Meaux) Bronze EPENOS VF
160.00 €(Approx. 174.40$ | 132.80£)
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Type : Bronze EPENOS
Date: c. 60-40 AC.
Mint name / Town : Meaux (77)
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 5,15 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Bronze avec des types complets mais sous une épaisse patine brun vert
Catalogue references :

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 une tête de très bon style alors qu’il existe des monnaies avec un style beaucoup plus lourd, probablement des imitations.

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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