Live auction - bga_518679 - CANTII - CANTIENS (Area of Kent) Potin au taureau chargeant
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| Estimate : | 250 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 29 January 2019 15:38:01 |
Type : Potin au taureau chargeant
Date: Ier siècle avant J.-C.
Metal : potin
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 1,41 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Beau potin sur un flan mince. Joli revers. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête géométrique à gauche, l’œil figuré par un gros annelet ; bourrelet périphérique.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Restes de taureau chargeant, le corps filiforme ; la queue relevée au-dessus du dos.
Commentary
Avec une si belle tête à gauche et ce type de revers, ce potin est très rare ; il correspond au type 131-1 du Van Arsdell (qui est nettement moins beau) et il manque au BIAC.
Historical background
CANTII - CANTIENS (Area of Kent)
(1st century BC)
The first mentions of the Cantii would date from the end of the 2nd century BC. They gave their name to Kent. In close relation with the continent, the coinage would begin in the first years of the 1st century BC. Caesar considered them to be the most evolved of the peoples of the island of Britain (BG. V, 13 and 14). During his campaign in Britain Caesar had fought Casivellaunus who had sent messengers to the four kings then reigning in Kent (BG, V, 22). Dubnovellaunos, quoted with Tincommius was a client king of Rome, in the time of Augustus, quoted in the Res Gestæ (RG. XXXII).
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