NERVII Cambrai region Tournai Late 2nd century to Gallic War - Lot 90

NERVII Cambrai region Tournai Late 2nd century to Gallic War 130 - 60 Vestige of head on right surrounded by globules and rings. R/. Horse with forked throat and triangular head to right. Above, rouelle. Ringlet in front. Attached below the horse, two curved strokes at the ends charged with a globule. ♦ DT 177A and 178; Scheers Traité 217; LT 8746 var. Gold statère "à l'epsilon". (5,90 g) Very fine. Nervii. The Nervians were one of the most powerful Belgian peoples in northern Gaul (Gaul-Belgium in Roman terminology). In Roman times, their capital was Bagacum - Bavay - to the east of the Scheldt, which separated them from the Menapiens and Atrebates. These cities controlled a large part of the important trade route from Amiens to Cologne.