Live auction - bga_989483 - VENETI (Area of Vannes) Quart de statère d’or à l’esse
You must signin and be an approved bidder to bid, LOGIN TO BID. Accounts are subject to approval and the approval process takes place within 48 hours. Do not wait until the day a sale closes to register. Clicking on "BID" constitutes acceptance of the terms of use of cgb.fr private live auctions.
Bids must be placed in whole Euro amounts only. The sale will start closing at the time stated on the item description; any bids received at the site after the closing time will not be executed. Transmission times may vary and bids could be rejected if you wait until the last second. For further information check the Live auction FAQ
All winning bids are subject to a 18% buyer’s fee.
All winning bids are subject to a 18% buyer’s fee.
Live starting : Type : Quart de statère d’or à l’esse
Date: IIe siècle avant J.-C.
Mint name / Town : Vannes (56)
Metal : gold
Diameter : 13 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 2,01 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Beau quart de statère centré des deux côtés, frappé sur flan un peu court. De légères faiblesses, mais un bon état général. Patine de collection
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête à droite, les cheveux en grosses mèches ; de la tête partent des cordons perlés, une petite croix bouletée à ses extrémités en cimier ; une petite esse en guise d’oreille.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Cheval androcéphale à droite ; au-dessus, un aurige ; un oiseau ailé à droite sous le cheval (?).
Commentary
Il est difficile de déterminer sur cet exemplaire s’il s’agit d’un oiseau ou d’un personnage ailé au revers sous le cheval. Le style du portait au droit et des décorations autour de la chevelure correspondent plutôt au DT.2133, sans croix en relief sur la joue. A la base de la mâchoire, une petite esse en guise d’oreille est bien visible.
Historical background
VENETI (Area of Vannes)
(2nd - 1st century BC)
The Vénètes were an Armorican people who resided in the current department of Morbihan and whose capital was Vannes. They were as good sailors as they were excellent traders and controlled both the pewter trade and its export between Brittany and Rome. They had a powerful fleet and many coastal ports. The Vénètes took the head of the Armorican coalition which opposed Caesar in 57 BC They were submitted by Crassus. The following year, in 56 BC, the Venetian fleet met that of Caesar, in the Loire estuary or in the Gulf of Morbihan and was totally destroyed. They sent a relief contingent to help clear Vercingetorix besieged in Alesia during the second revolt. After the war, the Vénètes lost their political power, but kept an economic role, in particular in the commercial relations with Brittany. Caesar (BG. II, 34; III, 7, 9, 11, 16, 17; VII, 75). Livy (Ep. 104). Strabo (G. IV, 4, 1). Pliny (HN. IV, 107); Ptolemy (G. II, 8).
Report a mistake
Print the page
Share my selection
Ask a question
Consign / sellRelated articles
Full data
Your Recently Viewed Items
VENETI (Area of Vannes) Quart de statère d’or à l’esse AU
1500.00 €
cgbfr.com numismatists
