Back 1/1
bga_116547 - NAMNETES (Area of Nantes) Quart de statère à l'hippophore
Not available.
Item sold on our e-shop (2012)
Price : 45.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2012)
Price : 45.00 €
Type : Quart de statère à l'hippophore
Date: Ier siècle avant J.-C.
Mint name / Town : Nantes (44)
Metal : electrum
Rarity : R1
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête large et massive à droite, entourée de cordons perlés.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Cheval androcéphale galopant à droite conduit par un aurige étendant la main droite ; entre les pattes du cheval, hippophore.
Commentary
Comme souvent pour ces monnaies, elles ont été volontairement écrasées (cf. MONNAIES XIX, n° 465).
As is often the case with these coins, they were deliberately crushed (cf. COINS XIX, no. 465)
As is often the case with these coins, they were deliberately crushed (cf. COINS XIX, no. 465)
Historical background
NAMNETES (Area of Nantes)
(2nd - 1st century BC)
Armorican people, the Namnètes were installed at the mouth of the Loire whose course separated them from the Pictons. Their name is retained by that of the city of Nantes. Their maritime role seems to have been important and they participated in the operations against the Romans in 56 BC and supported the Venetian fleet. It is among the Veneti that Strabo places the port of tin, Corbilo. Caesar (BG. III, 9). Strabo (G. IV, 2, 1).
Report a mistake
Print the page
Share my selection
Ask a question
Consign / sellRelated articles
Full data
Your Recently Viewed Items
20 Francs Faux ALGERIA 1884 P.015x F
400.00 €
50 Centavos de Quetzal GUATEMALA 1974 P.058b UNC
52.00 €
MASSALIA - MARSEILLE Obole MA, tête à gauche AU/XF
51.00 €
MASSALIA - MARSEILLE Obole MA, tête à gauche, imitation XF
52.00 €
cgbfr.com numismatists
