bga_340271 - SENONES (Area of Sens) Potin à la rouelle
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Item sold on our e-shop (2016)
Price : 500.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2016)
Price : 500.00 €
Type : Potin à la rouelle
Date: Ier siècle avant J.-C.
Metal : potin
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Weight : 3,31 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire respectable pour ce très rare potin, malgré un revers un peu mou. Patine grise, légèrement poreuse et hétérogène par endroit
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Rouelle à huit rayons avec moyeu central proéminent et bourrelet périphérique.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Animal stylisé à gauche.
Commentary
Ce potin, bien que connu dès le XIXe siècle, est toujours très rare avec un nombre très limité d'exemplaires connus. L'exemplaire percé publié en 1864 par Lambert est d'ailleurs resté longtemps le seul exemplaire repris dans les publications ultérieures, jusqu'à parfois douter de son existence...
L’exemplaire n° 728 de MONNAIES 28 a été vendu 750€.
This potin, although known since the 19th century, is still very rare with a very limited number of known copies. The pierced example published in 1864 by Lambert remained for a long time the only example included in later publications, to the point of sometimes doubting its existence... example No. 728 of MONNAIES 28 was sold for €750
L’exemplaire n° 728 de MONNAIES 28 a été vendu 750€.
This potin, although known since the 19th century, is still very rare with a very limited number of known copies. The pierced example published in 1864 by Lambert remained for a long time the only example included in later publications, to the point of sometimes doubting its existence... example No. 728 of MONNAIES 28 was sold for €750
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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