bga_162967 - SENONES (Area of Sens) Potin à la tête “d’indien”, au nez bouleté
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Price : 35.00 €
Type : Potin à la tête “d’indien”, au nez bouleté
Date: c. avant 52 AC.
Metal : potin
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 8 h.
Weight : 3,22 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Beau portrait, mais revers très mou. Patine sombre, brillante au droit et granuleuse au revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête “d’indien” fortement stylisée à droite, cinq mèches courtes de cheveux tirées en arrière, bouletées aux extrémités, à la pointe de la chevelure, un petit torque ; l’œil est globulé ; le nez est très court et bouleté.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Cheval stylisé au pas à gauche, accosté d’un globule.
Commentary
Le style du droit et du revers, avec un seul globule sous le cheval, est typique de ce potin qui constitue une rare variante du potin à la tête d'indien si abondant....
The style of the obverse and reverse, with a single globule under the horse, is typical of this potin which constitutes a rare variant of the potin with the Indian head so abundant...
The style of the obverse and reverse, with a single globule under the horse, is typical of this potin which constitutes a rare variant of the potin with the Indian head so abundant...
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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