Live auction - bga_858394 - GALLIA - SOUTH WESTERN GAUL - TARUSATES (Area of Tartas) Drachme dite “à la paire de fesses”, au globule

GALLIA - SOUTH WESTERN GAUL - TARUSATES (Area of Tartas) Drachme dite “à la paire de fesses”, au globule XF

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Estimate :	380 €
Price :	250 €
Maximum bid :	265 €
End of the sale :	12 May 2026 15:20:42
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : Drachme dite “à la paire de fesses”, au globule

Date: IIe siècle av. J.-C

Metal : silver

Diameter : 13,5 mm

Weight : 3,38 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Flan décentré, mais type bien identifiable. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

LT.3582 et 3584 - BN.3575-3586 - ABT.157 - S.510* - Sch/L.77 - Sch/D.60 - Sch/SM.130-133 - MGC.p. 91-92

Predigree :

Cet exemplaire provient de la collection Norbert MICHAUD, fameux collectionneur d’art japonais

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Protubérance sur le flan avec une raie centrale et un globule sur l’une des deux parties délimitées.

Reverse

Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Reverse description : Protubérance informe.

Commentary

Si nous ne savions pas que nous sommes en présence d'une drachme, nous pourrions penser avoir affaire à un petit lingot. Une appellation locale de cette monnaie serait "la drachme à la paire de fesses" ; ces monnaies sont étudiées par l'université de Pau.
If we did not know that we were dealing with a drachma, we might think we were dealing with a small ingot. A local name for this coin would be “the pair of buttocks drachma”; these coins are studied by the University of Pau