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v15_0661 - SENONES (Area of Sens) Potin à la tête “d’indien”
MONNAIES 15 (2002)
Starting price : 70.00 €
Estimate : 150.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 70.00 €
Estimate : 150.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Potin à la tête “d’indien”
Date: c. avant 52 AC.
Metal : potin
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 4,36 g.
Coments on the condition:
Patine vert noir. Pièce aux reliefs émoussés
Catalogue references :
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 ; demi-cercle sur la joue (l'oreille ?).
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Cheval stylisé au pas à gauche, accosté de deux globules ; la queue du cheval est globulée à son extrémité.
Commentary
Cet exemplaire présente la particularité d’avoir deux globules au revers dans le champ au lieu de trois. Au droit, la chevelure est composée de six longues mèches de cheveux tirées en arrière et bouletées. L’un des globules se détache de la chevelure.
This specimen has the particularity of having two globules on the reverse in the field instead of three. On the obverse, the hair is composed of six long strands of hair pulled back and balled up. One of the globules is detached from the hair
This specimen has the particularity of having two globules on the reverse in the field instead of three. On the obverse, the hair is composed of six long strands of hair pulled back and balled up. One of the globules is detached from the hair
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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