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E-auction 39-14925 - bga_209348 - SENONES (Area of Sens) Bronze YLLYCCI à l’oiseau, classe VIIa

SENONES (Area of Sens) Bronze YLLYCCI à l’oiseau, classe VIIa XF
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Estimate : 145 €
Price : 72 €
Maximum bid : 72 €
End of the sale : 13 January 2014 15:12:00
bidders : 8 bidders
Type : Bronze YLLYCCI à l’oiseau, classe VIIa
Date: c. avant 52 AC.
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 16,00 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 3,84 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Beau bronze de frappe centrée sur un flan recouvert d’une agréable patine sombre, lisse et brillante. Droit un peu court, mais joli revers complet
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête à droite, les cheveux divisés en grosses mèches stylisées, ramenées en arrière et bouletées à l’intérieur ; S devant le nez et la bouche ; torque bouleté sous le menton.

Reverse


Reverse legend : YLLIIII.
Reverse description : Oiseau à gauche ; derrière, un pentagramme et une S ; deux annelets centrés derrière la queue de l’oiseau ; une croisette aux extrémités bouletées accostée de quatre globules sous la queue ; un globule sous le bec de l’oiseau.

Commentary


Le revers est particulièrement complet avec la légende qui pourrait être lue YILYIII et non pas YLLICCI.
Le flan très épais a une forme conique, avec une tranche oblique ; le droit est assez court (13 mm) alors que le revers est plus large (16 mm).

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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