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Quart de statère à la tête sommée de 4 points, attribué aux Vénètes

Jublains (53) - Musée archéologique départemental de Jublains

© Laboratoire Arc'Antique, Nantes

Averted portrait

In the 3rd century BC, in order to trade, the GAaulic people abandoned the practice of bartering, and introduced the use of coins. The first coins created by the various Gallic peoples imitated those made by the Greeks and Romans, but they were fashioned in the Gallic "fashion". On the left, a head in profile is shown surrounded by beaded cords. This face refers to the portraits of emperors that circulated on Roman coins. On the reverse of the coin, on the right, a horse rides a winged figure, an allegory of victory. Aso, this coin finds its origin in the coins of King Philip II, which featured the portrait of the Macedonian king on one side, and a chariot on the other.

Where to find it

Jublains (53) - Musée archéologique départemental de Jublains
13 rue de la Libération

53160 Jublains

Commune of discovery

Moulay

Locality

Oppidum

Type of intervention

Excavation

Year of excavation

2010

Chief Scientist

LE GOFF, Elven

Inventory number

n° MT 672

Scope

Economy and trade ➔ Currency

Materials

Metal ➔ Gold

Chronological period

Protohistory [- 2200 / - 50]

Dating the object

2200 av. J.-C. – 50 av. J.-C.

Dimensions

Operation report notice

Consult the notice

To museum documentation

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