E-auction 666-693926 - bga_1083927 - SENONES (Area of Sens) Potin à la tête “d’indien”
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| Estimate : | 30 € |
| Price : | 28 € |
| Maximum bid : | 28 € |
| End of the sale : | 19 January 2026 14:05:40 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Potin à la tête “d’indien”
Date: c. avant 52 AC.
Mint name / Town : Sens (89)
Metal : potin
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 3,90 g.
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 : Cheval stylisé au pas à gauche, accosté de trois globules ; la queue du cheval est globulée à son extrémité.
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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