E-auction 31-10545 - bga_181293 - SENONES (Area of Sens) Bronze YLLYCCI à l’oiseau, classe IXa
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| Estimate : | 20 € |
| Price : | 10 € |
| Maximum bid : | 10 € |
| End of the sale : | 18 November 2013 15:13:30 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Bronze YLLYCCI à l’oiseau, classe IXa
Date: c. avant 52 AC.
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 4,03 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie identifiable, mais sur un flan irrégulier, avec une oxydation au-dessus de l’oiseau au revers. Sinon, patine sombre et brillante
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 ; l’œil est pointé ; devant la bouche, un fleuron en forme de A.
Reverse
Reverse legend : [SVI].
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
La tête de la classe IX est bien reconnaissable, avec ce style particulier, le fleuron qui sort de la bouche et un annelet pointé au-dessus de l'œil. La légende est très dégénérée sur les bronzes de cette classe ; YLLYCCI est remplacé par deux ou trois lettres pouvant être lues SVI (?). Les deux variétés de revers se reconnaissent par l'annelet pointé (var. a) ou la croix bouletée (var. b) derrière la patte de l'oiseau.
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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