bga_146481 - SENONES (Area of Sens) Bronze YLLYCCI à l’oiseau
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Type : Bronze YLLYCCI à l’oiseau
Date: Ier siècle avant J.-C.
Metal : bronze
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Bronze bien centré, avec le revers complet et la tête du droit en bord de flan. Patine verte avec de légers éclatement de patine
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Commentary
La légende YLLYCCI se développe autour de l'oiseau, avec un pentagramme, une croisette bouletée, deux annelets centrés et un globule en continuité.
The YLLYCCI legend develops around the bird, with a pentagram, a rounded cross, two centered rings and a continuous globule
The YLLYCCI legend develops around the bird, with a pentagram, a rounded cross, two centered rings and a continuous globule
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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