bga_721090 - SENONES (Area of Sens) Lot de 4 bronzes à l’oiseau, classes variées
140.00 €(Approx. 148.40$ | 116.20£)
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Type : Lot de 4 bronzes à l’oiseau, classes variées
Date: c. avant 52 AC.
Metal : bronze
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Bronzes identifiables, plus ou moins bien frappés, avec des patines variées et granuleuse, certaines légèrement piquées
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête à droite, les cheveux divisés en grosses mèches stylisées, ramenées en avant et bouletées aux extrémités.
Reverse
Reverse legend : [YLLYCCI].
Reverse description : Oiseau à gauche ; derrière, un pentagramme et une croisette aux extrémités bouletées, accostée de quatre globules ; deux annelets centrés derrière la queue de l'oiseau.
Commentary
Lot composé de 3 bronzes de la série YLLYCCI, tous bien identifiables, et d’un bronze GIAMILOS.
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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