Statère "à la roue" 2nd-1st century BC Not Applicabl Sequani, Helvetii, 2nd-1st century BC, Electrum EF(40-45)

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Apollonian profile to right, laureate, wreath in two lines of segments, below, hair made up of S-shaped pelleted locks, above, locks also made of pelleted Ss and interlaced crescents. The eye is a triangle with a pearl in the centre, set within what corresponds to the nose. The mouth is made up of two vertical pellets., Biga left, driver above, wheel beneath, before and behind horse., An extremely interesting specimen, made from an electrum alloy very depleted in gold, which explains its colour close to that of silver. Despite the scyphate flan, the central designs are very well struck, particularly the portrait. It is therefore regrettable that this shape has created a striking weakness on the periphery of the flan on the reverse. The chariot wheel at right is not visible (or does not exist?). This example is not published in the Delestrée, but we can see a clear similarity to Dt. 3068, a quarter stater, which corresponds very closely to the type of our specimen with this type with the biga to the left and this characteristic type of portrait with the hairstyle and face. We can therefore assume that Dt. 3068 is a reduction of our stater, as are Dt. 3065 and 3066. Some similar examples seen in sales are referenced as Dt. 3067, however it is clear that our portrait is too far from what's illustrated by the Delestrée to coincide. We see in this coin an example of the highest rarity, a stater struck in the Eastern Gaul, which by reduction of the flan gave the Dt. 3068. It is thus part of the ‘wheel’ group, which can be found over a large territory between France (Aube, Doubs, Jura, Haute-Marne), Germany (Baden-Württemberg) and north-western Switzerland, and which can be linked to the products of the Sequanii or Helvetii tribes, although it is not possible to make a definitive attribution.

 

Deutsch abbrev.	Deutsch Erhaltungsgrade	Englisch  Grades der Kühlung	Französisch États de  Erhaltung	Italienisch Stati di  conservazione
PP	Polierte Platte	Proof (PRF)	Flan bruni (FB)	Beweis
st	Stempelglanz, stempelfrisch	Stempelglanz (MS65-MS70)	Fleur de coin (FDC)	Fior di conio
-unz	fast unzirkuliert	Almost uncirculated (AU)
vz	Vorzüglich	Vorzüglich (EF oder XF)	Superbe (SUP)	Splendido
ss	Sehr schön	Sehr fein (VF)	Très Très beau (TTB)	Bellissimo
s	Schön	Fine (F)	Très beau (TB)	Molto bello

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