bga_182875 - SENONES (Area of Sens) Potin à la petite tête “d’indien”
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Item sold on our e-shop (2010)
Price : 120.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2010)
Price : 120.00 €
Type : Potin à la petite tête “d’indien”
Date: c. avant 52 AC.
Metal : potin
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 3,56 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Très bel exemplaire, avec une patine sombre et ocre
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Ce potin provient de la collection H. Patat
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête “d’indien” fortement stylisée à droite, cinq petites mèches courtes de cheveux tirées en arrière, bouletées aux extrémités, l’œil est globulé ; le nez est très court et bouleté.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Cheval stylisé au pas à gauche, accosté de trois globules de chaque côté du cheval ; la queue du cheval est globulée à son extrémité.
Commentary
Ce potin bien particulier est du même type que celui vendu dans MONNAIES XV, n° 673.
This very particular potin is of the same type as that sold in COINS XV, n° 673
This very particular potin is of the same type as that sold in COINS XV, n° 673
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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