Reverse:
Full bodied horse galloping left, spiral shape
above.
History:
Vercingetorix, chief of the Arverni, led the
great Gallic revolt against the Romans in
53-52BC. His name in Gaulish means ‘over-king
of warriors’. He was eventually defeated
by Caesar at the Battle of Alesia in 52BC
and was imprisoned, he died in 46BC. There
are less than thirty known staters that bear
the Vercingetorix name. The free horse on
the reverse symbolises the Arverni spirit
of independence.
Date:
Circa 54-52BC
Diameter:
1.8cm
