E-auction 67-32071 - bga_296500 - GALLIA - LEMOVICES (Area of Limoges) Bronze CONNO EPILLOS SEDVLLVS
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| Estimate : | 125 € |
| Price : | 42 € |
| Maximum bid : | 43 € |
| End of the sale : | 28 July 2014 15:09:00 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Bronze CONNO EPILLOS SEDVLLVS
Date: c. 50 BC.
Mint name / Town : Limoges (87)
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 15,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,48 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Rare bronze, bien identifiable, sur un flan un peu court. Patine sombre et brillante
Obverse
Obverse legend : CONNO EPILLOS.
Obverse description : Tête à droite les cheveux relevés et ornée d’un bandeau, (collier perlé au cou) ; légende devant et derrière la tête.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Cavalier galopant à droite, tenant une enseigne gauloise surmontée d'un petit cheval ; derrière lui, un sanglier.
Commentary
Seule la légende située devant la tête et sous le menton est visible sur notre exemplaire. Ce type de bronze est attribué aux Lémovices et plus largement au "Centre ouest".
Historical background
GALLIA - LEMOVICES (Area of Limoges)
(2nd - 1st century BC)
Celtic people who left their name in Limoges and Limousin. The origin of its name comes once again from lemo or limo which can be translated as elm. Skilled traders, specialized in export, they were perhaps the secret allies of the Romans which could explain Caesar's silence on this people who nevertheless extended their power to the Atlantic coasts. Nevertheless, Caesar estimates at ten thousand men the Lemovice contingent sent against him to clear Alesia in 52 BC. After the conquest, from 50 BC, Caesar would have installed several Roman camps on the Lemovice territory in order to be able to monitor the Arvernian territory. Caesar (BG. VII, 4, 75, 88). Strabo (G. IV, 2, 2).
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