a silver coin with an image of a bird on it
MDC Monnaies de Collection

Estimate €300
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Description
GAUL - CELTIC Pictones. Denarius or quinarius bearing the name DVRATIOS ND (c. 60–50 BC). Obverse: DVRAT. Diademed effigy facing left. Reverse: IVLIO[S] in the exergue. Galloping horse facing right; above, a small temple with three columns. DT.3687 - LT.4478; Silver - 1.78 g - 15.5 mm - 9 h Acquired at an auction in Auch in 1997. A fine strike, slightly off-centre, on a slightly concave flan. With a fine bust and a pleasing patina. Superb. For the chieftain of the Pictones, Duratios, mentioned by Caesar in *The Gallic Wars* (VIII, 26–27)
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Auction time 10/13/2026 at 1:00 PM
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