PARISII Paris region 2nd century B.C. - Lot 95

PARISII Paris region 2nd century B.C. Lunate head on the right, surrounded by pearls, hair in two opposing volutes. Cross tattoo on cheek. Scrolls in front of the portrait. R/. Dislocated horse on the left, with pelleted limbs and mane. Above, a star-shaped fishnet. Below, a rosette of pearled petals. Cross in front of the horse's head. ♦ DT 76; LT 7790 Statère d'or "à la joue tatouée". Class I. (7,07 g) Rare. Very fine. Parisii. The Parisii were a Gallic people who settled in what is now the Paris region and gave their name to the city of Paris. They settled here in the 3rd century B.C., controlling river traffic on the Seine. A first settlement took the name Lucotecia (in Greek sources) or Lutetia (in Roman sources), i.e. "clay", which became Lutetia. Their territory was bordered by large forests: Montmorency, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Marly, La Juvennerie, Trappes, Chevreuse, Verrières, Sénart, Armainvillier, Bondy. Parisii coinage is highly distinctive. From 1964 to 1977, the gold statère of the Parisii was used to illustrate pre-cancelled stamps. The Puteaux Treasure was discovered by chance in November 1950 in the commune of Puteaux, Hauts-de-Seine, during road widening works. Contained in an earthenware pot, the treasure consisted mainly of staters from the Parisii tribe. J.-B. Colbert de Beaulieu is credited with proposing a precise classification in 1970. Cf "Les monnaies gauloises des Parisii" by Jean Baptiste Colbert de Beaulieu. Paris 1970. Cf RN année VIe série, tome IV, 1962 :" Le Trésor de Puteaux " Monique Mainjonet. pp. 59-72