Helmeted
head, left. Text before SANTONOS (ANT as interlinked
monogram).
Reverse:
Full-bodied horse galloping right, rosette
below and beaded border.
History:
The Aedui were Gallic people, occupying in
the 1st cent. B.C. a part of what later became
Burgundy. They attached themselves to the
Romans and were honoured with the title of
brother and kinsmen of the Roman people. The
Sequani invaded their country and subjugated
them with the help of Ariovistus a Germanic
chieftain. On his arrival in Gaul (58BC),
Caesar resorted their independence. In spite
of this, the Aedui joined the Gallic coalition
against Caesar, but after the surrender of
Vercingetorix they were glad to return to
their allegiance. Their early capital was
Bibracte a site atop Mont Beuvray in central
France.
Date:
Circa 1st Century BC
Diameter:
1.6cm
