Live auction - bga_1057871 - SEQUANI - HELVETII, Unspecified (Currently Switzerland) Potin au cheval filiforme, “type de la Tène”

SEQUANI - HELVETII, Unspecified (Currently Switzerland) Potin au cheval filiforme, “type de la Tène” XF

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Estimate :	175 €
Price :	90 €
Maximum bid :	90 €
End of the sale :	10 February 2026 15:43:10
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : Potin au cheval filiforme, “type de la Tène”

Date: Ier siècle avant J.-C.

Metal : potin

Diameter : 18 mm

Orientation dies : 4 h.

Weight : 4,55 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Joli potin à l’usure régulière. Patine foncée

Catalogue references :

LT.manque - DT.3281 var. - BN.manque - PK.183 var. - Sch/L.- - Sch/SM.- - Sch/D.- - Z.974 var. - BMCC.372 var., S378-S381 var.

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête à gauche, le cou massif et la chevelure en trois ou quatre mèches remontantes.

Reverse

Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Reverse description : Cheval très fin et stylisé à droite ; la queue relevée au-dessus de la croupe ; trois globules au-dessus de la queue.

Commentary

Ce type de potin est traditionnellement attribué aux Helvètes ; c’est l’un des deux types de potin helvètes.
Ces potins sont encore mal connus, mais certains exemplaires ont un trait horizontal joignant les deux jambes du cheval, d’autres ont des globules au-dessus de la queue.
Les auteurs du Nouvel Atlas précisent que “les provenances de ce type se situent essentiellement en Suisse de l'Ouest et du Nord-Ouest”.
This type of potin is traditionally attributed to the Helvetii; it is one of the two types of Swiss potin. These potins are still poorly known, but some examples have a horizontal line joining the two legs of the horse, others have globules above the tail. The authors of the Nouvel Atlas specify that “provenances of this type are mainly located in Western and North-Western Switzerland”