a close up of a coin with an image of a man on a horse
MDC Monnaies de Collection

Estimate €300
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GAUL - CELTIC Éravisces (or Éravisques). Denarius depicting an armed horseman, an imitation of the denarius of Publius Crepusius ND (after 82 BC). Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo facing right, a sceptre behind his shoulder; the letters Λ-Ε behind and a small torque in front. Reverse: I CEPVISI in the exergue. A horseman galloping to the right and brandishing a spear. LT.-; Silver – 2.68 g – 17.5 mm – 2 h For the Éravisques of Hungary: a rare imitation of the Crawford 361 denarius. With a grey patina with golden highlights. TTB. Large quantities of denarii from the Roman Republic have been found in hoards in the Balkans, some bearing the name of the Éravisques. The prototypes of these denarii all date from the 80s and 70s BC. A vast influx of Roman silver reached the Balkans in the 70s and 60s BC, which, according to Crawford, was linked to the slave trade [Coinage & Money Under the Roman Republic]
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Auction time 10/13/2026 at 1:00 PM
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