Plate XXVIII |
Number 7070 |
| Tribe: | Carnutes ( de la Tour: Aulerci Eburovices) |
| Metal: | AE |
| Type: | 15 - 17 mm |
| Weight: | 2.5 - 3.6 gm |
| Date: | 40 - 30 BCE |
| Obverse: | Diademed head right, hair in ponytail PIXTILOS
before [Tête de femme à driote; cheveux noués en queue; diadéme; grènetis; PIXTILOS hors champ] |
| Reverse: | Eagle on the right facing left; below is
a hand holding a sprig of berries in triplets PIXTILOS below [Aigle à gauche, picorant les grappes de fruits d'un rameu tenu par une main; PIXTILOS et grènetis hors champ] |
| Refs: | Gruel & Morin: Les Monnaies Celtes du
Museé de Bretagne, 1074-1076 BN: 7068 |
| Questions: | 1. Who was Pixtilos and are there ancient
references to him? |
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