bga_875015 - PICTONES / CENTER WEST, Unspecified Bronze VIPT
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Type : Bronze VIPT
Date: c. 60-40 AC.
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 3,40 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Joli bronze bien centré au droit et légèrement décentré au revers. Usure régulière, de jolis reliefs cependant. Patine marron
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête masculine à droite les cheveux tirés en arrière, grènetis.
Reverse
Reverse legend : VIPT.
Reverse description : Cheval sanglé galopant à droite ; au-dessus, les restes d'un fronton triangulaire de temple ; légende entre les jambes.
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.
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