bga_117065 - SENONES (Area of Sens) Potin à la tête “d’indien” et au sanglier
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Item sold on our e-shop (2013)
Price : 15.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2013)
Price : 15.00 €
Type : Potin à la tête “d’indien” et au sanglier
Date: Ier siècle avant J.-C.
Metal : potin
Diameter : 20,08 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 5,75 g.
Coments on the condition:
Beau portrait, bien en relief, alors que le revers est presque lisse, résultat d’une mauvaise coulée. Patine marron foncé
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête “d’indien” fortement stylisée à droite, six mèches de cheveux tirées en arrière, globulées aux extrémités ; l’œil est globulé.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Sanglier enseigne à droite ; au-dessous, trois points posés en triangle.
Commentary
Techniquement, les penons de coulée sont bien visibles et confirment l’orientation habituelle des moules pour cette série de potins.
Technically, the casting pennants are clearly visible and confirm the usual orientation of the molds for this series of gossip
Technically, the casting pennants are clearly visible and confirm the usual orientation of the molds for this series of gossip
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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