bga_131638 - SENONES (Area of Sens) Potin à la tête “d’indien” et au sanglier
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Type : Potin à la tête “d’indien” et au sanglier
Date: Ier siècle avant J.-C.
Metal : potin
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Très beau portrait avec une patine marron. Revers un peu moins bien venu à la coulée. Légères piqûres
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Reverse
Commentary
Au droit, la tête a six mèches, dont la seconde (en partant du haut) se confond avec l'arrête du nez.
On the right, the head has six locks, the second of which (from the top) merges with the bridge of the nose
On the right, the head has six locks, the second of which (from the top) merges with the bridge of the nose
Historical background
SENONES (Area of Sens)
(2nd - 1st century BC)
The Sénons, whose name means the sages or the elders, controlled a vast territory which extended between the south of Champagne and the north of Burgundy. Their main oppidum was Agedincum (Sens) which still retains the name of the ancient civitas today. They had several other oppida like Auxerre, Tonnerre or Avallon. Divona seems to have been the principal sanctuary of the Senones. Caesar had wintered six of his legions in 53 BC at Agedincum. Labienus, Caesar's lieutenant and legate, came to settle in the region of Sens between Gergovie and Alesia in order to control the roads and protect Caesar's armies from an attack from the Belgians or the Germans. Caesar (BG. II, 2; V, 54, 56; VI, 2, 3, 44; VII, 4, 10, 11, 34, 56-59, 62, 75). Ptolemy (G. II, 8, 9).
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