v24_0961 - SENONES (Area of Sens) Bronze SIINV à l’oiseau
MONNAIES 24 (2005)
Starting price : 120.00 €
Estimate : 200.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 120.00 €
Estimate : 200.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Bronze SIINV à l’oiseau
Date: c. avant 52 AC.
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 2 h.
Weight : 2,96 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Flan assez court, avec un penon de coulée du flan. Droit centré, mais sur flan court. Revers de qualité. Patine verte avec de légères concrétions superficielles
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête à droite, les cheveux divisés en grosses boucles, tirées en arrière.
Reverse
Reverse legend : [SIINV].
Reverse description : Oiseau à gauche ; derrière, un pentagramme et un double annelet centré ; sous le bec, un point.
Commentary
Bien qu’avec une légende hors flan, cet exemplaire est à raprocher du bronze à légende SIINV, classe II, var. b.
Historical background
SENONES (Area of Sens)
(2nd - 1st century BC)
The Sénons, whose name means the sages or the elders, controlled a vast territory which extended between the south of Champagne and the north of Burgundy. Their main oppidum was Agedincum (Sens) which still retains the name of the ancient civitas today. They had several other oppida like Auxerre, Tonnerre or Avallon. Divona seems to have been the principal sanctuary of the Senones. Caesar had wintered six of his legions in 53 BC at Agedincum. Labienus, Caesar's lieutenant and legate, came to settle in the region of Sens between Gergovie and Alesia in order to control the roads and protect Caesar's armies from an attack from the Belgians or the Germans. Caesar (BG. II, 2; V, 54, 56; VI, 2, 3, 44; VII, 4, 10, 11, 34, 56-59, 62, 75). Ptolemy (G. II, 8, 9).
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