bga_526774 - SENONES (Area of Sens) Bronze YLLYCCI à l’oiseau, classe Va / Vc
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Type : Bronze YLLYCCI à l’oiseau, classe Va / Vc
Date: c. avant 52 AC.
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,60 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Très beau portrait. Patine marron. Petit manque de métal à 9 heures dû à la coulée du flan. Belle inscription au revers
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant de la collection C.N. et de la vente MONNAIES IX, n°792
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête à droite, les cheveux divisés en grosses boucles stylisées, tirées en arrière ; devant la bouche, un annelet pointé entouré d’un annelet perlé.
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
Les bronzes de cette série sont très abondants. Le classement proposé par J. Piette semble pouvoir être affiné grâce aux nombreux exemplaires apparus sur le marché et conservés en collections privées !.
The bronzes in this series are very abundant. The classification proposed by J. Piette seems to be able to be refined thanks to the numerous examples that have appeared on the market and kept in private collections!
The bronzes in this series are very abundant. The classification proposed by J. Piette seems to be able to be refined thanks to the numerous examples that have appeared on the market and kept in private collections!
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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