BITURIGES VIVISCI Bordeaux region 3rd century - 2nd century - Lot 58

BITURIGES VIVISCI Bordeaux region 3rd century - 2nd century B.C. Large, unshorn head on right, hair neatly arranged in strands. An S-shaped lock on the cheek. R/. A beige of horses led on the right by an charioteer. In front of the breast, six globules. Two rows of globules symbolize the horses' hooves. Below, a trident. Fragment of legend below a baseline. ♦ DT 3621; BN 3654B; Gorphe "Tayac" 194 D4 Gold statere "with trident". (7.55 g) Soulac sur mer type from the *Tayac Treasure. Rare. Wide blank slightly broken when struck. A very fine example. *Treasure of Tayac. In December 1893, two ceramic vases were discovered by chance in a field. They contained at least 325 gold Gallic coins, small ingots, gold wire and a large torque, also in gold. Unfortunately, three-fifths of the find was sold to a goldsmith in Bordeaux and melted down. The rest was sold to various collectors and to the Bordeaux town hall. It included staters and quarter-staters from the Arvernes, Eduens, Ambiens... Publication: Le Trésor de Tayac de Jacques Gorphe. Paris, 2010.