bga_202452 - SENONES (Area of Sens) Bronze YLLYCCI à l’oiseau, classe IV
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Type : Bronze YLLYCCI à l’oiseau, classe IV
Date: c. avant 52 AC.
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 3,22 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Droit et revers complet, avec un frappe un peu molle au droit. Revers bien net mais altéré par une importante oxydation de vert de gris
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête à droite, les cheveux divisés en grosses boucles stylisées, tirées en arrière.
Reverse
Reverse legend : YLLYCCI.
Reverse description : Oiseau à gauche ; derrière, un pentagramme et un Y ; derrière, deux annelets centrés ; sous la queue de l’oiseau, une croisette aux extrémités bouletées.
Commentary
Le style du droit semble devoir faire se rattacher cette monnaie à la classe IV ; il rappelle étrangement les bronzes carnutes aux oiseaux. Au revers la légende YLLYCCI est complète.
The style of the obverse seems to place this coin in class IV; it is strangely reminiscent of the bronze carnutes with birds. On the reverse, the legend YLLYCCI is complete.
The style of the obverse seems to place this coin in class IV; it is strangely reminiscent of the bronze carnutes with birds. On the reverse, the legend YLLYCCI is complete.
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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