Live auction - bga_590855 - GALLIA BELGICA - SEQUANI (Area of Besançon) Potin à la grosse tête
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| Estimate : | 600 € |
| Price : | 350 € |
| Maximum bid : | 350 € |
| End of the sale : | 16 June 2020 15:35:50 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Potin à la grosse tête
Date: c. 80-50 AC.
Metal : potin
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 4 h.
Weight : 5,09 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Superbe monnaie recouverte d’une belle patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Ce potin provient de la vente MONNAIES XV, n° 889 et il illustre la rubrique « Potins » de Boudeau II. C’est l’un des plus beaux exemplaires connus
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête casquée à gauche, avec un bandeau parallèle.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Taureau chargeant à gauche, la queue relevée.
Commentary
Le revers a souvent été interprété comme un bouquetin, mais les différents auteurs préfèrent y voir un taureau chargeant avec la tête vue de profil et une seule corne figurée. Pour ce type A2, il y a six variétés différentes.
Historical background
GALLIA BELGICA - SEQUANI (Area of Besançon)
(2nd - 1st century BC)
The Séquanes were one of the most important peoples of eastern Gaul. They were the enemies of the Aedui, their neighbors. Their territory was very vast and extended between the Saône, the Rhône, the Jura and the Vosges. The Jura lakes separated them from the Helvetians. They had been very powerful in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, but had lost their luster after the Germans had occupied part of their territory around 70 BC. Their neighbors were the Leuques, the Lingones, Aedui and Helvetians. Their principal oppidum was Vesontio (Besançon). Mentioned several times by Caesar, during the campaign of 52 BC, they provided a contingent of 12,000 men for the relief army. Caesar (BG. I, 1-3, 6, 8-10, 12, 19, 31-33, 35, 38, 40, 44, 48, 54; IV, 10; VI, 12; VII, 66, 67, 75, 90). Kruta: 16, 71, 111, 364.
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