v20_0252 - GALLIA BELGICA - MELDI (Area of Meaux) Bronze EPENOS
MONNAIES 20 (2004)
Starting price : 220.00 €
Estimate : 280.00 €
Realised price : 220.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 320.00 €
Starting price : 220.00 €
Estimate : 280.00 €
Realised price : 220.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 320.00 €
Type : Bronze EPENOS
Date: c. 60-40 AC.
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,14 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Beau bronze avec une très belle patine vert antique brillante. Droit un peu mou, avec la tête complète, mais la légende en bord de coins. Epigraphie complète au revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : [EPENOS].
Obverse description : Tête masculine à gauche, les cheveux longs et bouclés. (Légende devant le visage).
Reverse
Reverse legend : EPHNOS.
Reverse description : Cheval galopant à droite, la crinière perlée, surmonté d'un oiseau éployé, deux croissants retournés au-dessous. Légende sous le cheval.
Commentary
Comme sur le bronze MONNAIES XV, n° 1165, deux petits croissants se trouvent sous le cheval, au-dessus de la légende.
As on the bronze COINS XV, no. 1165, two small crescents are found under the horse, above the legend
As on the bronze COINS XV, no. 1165, two small crescents are found under the horse, above the legend
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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