v15_0280 - GALLIA - SOUTH WESTERN GAUL - PETROCORII (Area of Perigueux) Drachme “au style flamboyant”
MONNAIES 15 (2002)
Starting price : 75.00 €
Estimate : 150.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 75.00 €
Estimate : 150.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Drachme “au style flamboyant”
Date: c. 121-52 AC.
Metal : silver
Diameter : 12,5 mm
Orientation dies : 8 h.
Weight : 2,73 g.
Coments on the condition:
Flan quadrangulaire. Usure très importante au droit, ne laissant que supposer les traits du visage
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Restes de tête à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Croix formée de quatre cantons : le quatrième canton est partiellement visible ; grenade au 1er canton ; quatre feuilles au 2e canton ; hache au 3e canton ; astre enflammé au 4e canton.
Commentary
Flan découpé au burin.
Historical background
GALLIA - SOUTH WESTERN GAUL - PETROCORII (Area of Perigueux)
(1st century BC)
The Pétrocoriens or Pétrocores whose territory extended between the Dordogne and the Vézère on the current department of the Dordogne, (the former Périgord) had Périgueux for capital. They were part of Celtic Gaul and will then be attached to Aquitaine. They appear late as the Nitiobroges at the time of the final phase of the Gallic Wars. They provided a contingent of 5,000 men to the relief army. Strabo pointed out that the Petrocores were very good metallurgists and worked iron. Sources: Caesar (BG. VII, 75, Strabo IV, 2, 2).
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