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bga_751239 - PICTONES / CENTER WEST, Unspecified Bronze VIRETIOS

PICTONES / CENTER WEST, Unspecified Bronze VIRETIOS VF/XF
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Item sold on our e-shop (2023)
Price : 155.00 €
Type : Bronze VIRETIOS
Date: c. 60-50 AC.
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 3,5 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie légèrement décentrée au revers, avec de jolis détails sur les deux faces. Le revers est bien venu. Patine verte sombre
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : VIRETIOS.
Obverse description : Tête casquée à droite, légende devant le visage.

Reverse


Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Cheval bridé bondissant à droite ; une rouelle à six rayons entre les jambes et une façade de temple au-dessus de la croupe ; grènetis.

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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