CELTO-LIGURES region of Transpadan Gaul - Lot 81

CELTO-LIGURES region of Transpadan Gaul Late 3rd - early 2nd century B.C. Head of Diana on right, twisted hair ending in two small braids. Diadem of small dots. R/. Stylized lion to right. Above, SAV. ♦ LT cf 2126; GP 3 Light silver drachm "with scorpion" imitated from Marseilles drachms (2.08 g). Superb. Celto-Ligurian. The Celtic invasion of Italy took place at the beginning of the 4th century B.C., and is remembered for the victory over the Romans at the Battle of Allia in 387 B.C. and the episode of the Capitoline geese, followed by the famous Vae Victis "Woe betide the vanquished" uttered by the Gallic chieftain Brennus to the vanquished of Rome. Lingons, Senons, Boians and Cenomans established themselves in force in northern Italy. In coalition with the Insubres and Salasses, they formed Cisalpine Gaul. The Cisalpine Celts managed to hold out against Rome at the cost of the battles of Arretium in 284 BC and Lake Vadime in 283 BC.