v08_0907 - PICTONES / CENTER WEST, Unspecified Bronze VIPT
MONNAIES 8 (2000)
Starting price : 182.94 €
Estimate : 335.39 €
Realised price : 236.30 €
Starting price : 182.94 €
Estimate : 335.39 €
Realised price : 236.30 €
Type : Bronze VIPT
Date: c. 60-40 AC
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 2,55 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Très bel exemplaire avec une magnifique patine vert noir lissée / Beau revers complet
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête masculine à droite les cheveux tirés en arrière.
Reverse
Reverse legend : VIPT....
Reverse description : Cheval sanglé galopant à droite ; au-dessus, les restes d'un fronton triangulaire de temple.
Historical background
PICTONES / CENTER WEST, Unspecified
(1st century BC)
Several types traditionally given to the Pictons see their attribution questioned for a more general geographical area such as Center-West or Great-West of Gaul. Some also propose an attribution to a military workshop, perhaps linked to the Aedui... We must not imagine or dream of the Gallic, or even Celtic, economic space as closed. coins prove us wrong every day.
Report a mistake
Print the page
Share my selection
Ask a question
Consign / sellRelated articles
Full data
cgbfr.com numismatists
