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E-auction 39-14912 - bga_191082 - PICTONES / CENTER WEST, Unspecified Bronze VIPT

PICTONES / CENTER WEST, Unspecified Bronze VIPT VF
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Estimate : 90 €
Price : 33 €
Maximum bid : 45 €
End of the sale : 13 January 2014 15:05:30
bidders : 8 bidders
Type : Bronze VIPT
Date: c. 60-40 AC.
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 1,47 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Flan ovale irrégulier, avec une très belle patine verte. Tranche instable, légèrement cassée au-dessus de la tête. Droit et revers bien centrés
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Ce bronze est le n° 939 de MONNAIES XXIV

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête masculine à droite les cheveux tirés en arrière, grènetis.

Reverse


Reverse legend : VIPT.
Reverse description : Cheval sanglé galopant à droite ; au-dessus, les restes d'un fronton triangulaire de temple.

Commentary


Les traces de coulée et de casse du flan sont visibles à 4 et 10 heures. Cet exemplaire présente très nettement la légende VIPT, alors que d'autres semblent plutôt avoir VIPT. Cette monnaie semble plus rare qu'il n'y paraît.

Historical background


PICTONES / CENTER WEST, Unspecified

(1st century BC)

Several types traditionally given to the Pictons see their attribution questioned for a more general geographical area such as Center-West or Great-West of Gaul. Some also propose an attribution to a military workshop, perhaps linked to the Aedui... We must not imagine or dream of the Gallic, or even Celtic, economic space as closed. coins prove us wrong every day.

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