E-auction 44-17760 - bga_198384 - GALLIA - VOLCÆ ARECOMICI (Area of Nîmes) Bronze au Démos, VOLCAE AREC
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| Estimate : | 75 € |
| Price : | 24 € |
| Maximum bid : | 36 € |
| End of the sale : | 17 February 2014 15:08:00 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Bronze au Démos, VOLCAE AREC
Date: 70-30 ou 49-42 AC.
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,81 g.
Coments on the condition:
Flan un peu court avec le droit légèrement décentré. Patine sombre et hétérogène avec de petites zones vert de gris
Obverse
Obverse legend : [VOLCAE].
Obverse description : Tête d'Artémis diadémée à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : [A]REC.
Reverse description : Personnage (Démos) debout à gauche, vêtu d'une toge ; devant lui, une grande palme.
Commentary
Les légendes sont incomplètes sur cet exemplaire, mais la couronne de laurier est bien nette sous le menton.
Quand on regarde la tête au droit, nous pourrions avoir affaire aussi bien au portrait d'Apollon, copié directement sur les bronzes de Marseille qu'à celui de Vénus, peut-être imité des bronzes d'Antibes. Aucun attribut ne permet d'affirmer que nous sommes en présence d'un portrait d'Artémis.
The captions are incomplete on this specimen, but the laurel wreath is clearly visible under the chin. When we look at the head from the right, we could be dealing with a portrait of Apollo, copied directly from the Marseille bronzes, or with that of Venus, perhaps imitated from the Antibes bronzes. There is no attribute that allows us to affirm that we are in the presence of a portrait of Artemis.
Quand on regarde la tête au droit, nous pourrions avoir affaire aussi bien au portrait d'Apollon, copié directement sur les bronzes de Marseille qu'à celui de Vénus, peut-être imité des bronzes d'Antibes. Aucun attribut ne permet d'affirmer que nous sommes en présence d'un portrait d'Artémis.
The captions are incomplete on this specimen, but the laurel wreath is clearly visible under the chin. When we look at the head from the right, we could be dealing with a portrait of Apollo, copied directly from the Marseille bronzes, or with that of Venus, perhaps imitated from the Antibes bronzes. There is no attribute that allows us to affirm that we are in the presence of a portrait of Artemis.
Historical background
GALLIA - VOLCÆ ARECOMICI (Area of Nîmes)
(1st century BC)
The Arecomic Volques, from the same group or people (volk) would have emigrated from the Danubian regions to come and settle in southern Gaul in the 3rd century BC. Installed on part of the current departments of Gard and Hérault, their capital was Nemausus (Nîmes). It is normally on their territory that Narbo Martius (Narbonne) was founded in 118 BC, which was to become the capital of the Provincia. Sources: Caesar (BG. VII, 7, 64); Strabo (G. IV, 1, 12).
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