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SILVER MEDALLION PROBABLY DEPICTING THE GODDESS EPONA
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109
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SILVER MEDALLION PROBABLY DEPICTING THE GODDESS EPONA
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
SILVER MEDALLION PROBABLY DEPICTING THE GODDESS EPONA
Roman art, 3rd century AD
A repoussé disc depicting a female figure on horseback, most likely the goddess Epona, accompanied by a dog nestled between the horse’s legs. The rider carries an unidentified attribute over her left shoulder, and her right ear is adorned with a movable gold earring. A leafy scroll adorns the rim, and the top is fitted with a loop for suspension, probably as part of a harness.
Diameter: 13.5 cm
Weight: 40 g.
Provenance: Former German private collection
Hermann Historica, Munich, 7 October 2009: no. 78 (ill.)
Royal-Athena Galleries, New York
Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2009
Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA460)
Bibliography: Hermann Historica, Auction 58, Munich, 7 October 2009, lot 78
A Roman silver roundel probably depicting the goddess Epona,
3rd century AD
See original version (French)
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