Live auction - bga_411481 - SENONES (Area of Sens) Statère en électrum à la lyre, type de Chenôves
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| Estimate : | 600 € |
| Price : | 300 € |
| Maximum bid : | 300 € |
| End of the sale : | 08 November 2016 15:18:55 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Statère en électrum à la lyre, type de Chenôves
Date: c. 70-50 AC.
Metal : electrum
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 6,40 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Statère intéressant, avec un droit presque lisse associé à un revers bien frappé et sans usure. Patine d’électrum, avec le brillant de frappe au revers
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête humaine laurée à droite, la chevelure stylisée ; grènetis.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Cheval galopant à droite ; au-dessus du cheval, l'aurige ; lyre sous le cheval.
Commentary
Ces monnaies du type de Chenôves se divisent en deux types ; à la lyre (classe I) ou à la rouelle (classe II). Si le coin de droit semble très usé, le revers est frappé avec un coin presque neuf laissant de très beaux reliefs.
These coins of the Chenôves type are divided into two types: lyre (class I) or wheel (class II). If the obverse die seems very worn, the reverse is struck with an almost new die leaving very beautiful reliefs
These coins of the Chenôves type are divided into two types: lyre (class I) or wheel (class II). If the obverse die seems very worn, the reverse is struck with an almost new die leaving very beautiful reliefs
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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