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Gruel, Katherine, “Fabrication à la cire perdue de monnaies VERCA, sanctuaire de Chamalières”, Études Celtiques 43 (2017): 61–79.
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“Fabrication à la cire perdue de monnaies VERCA, sanctuaire de Chamalières”
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Études Celtiques 43 (2017)
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61–79
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[FR] Le sanctuaire de Chamalières est surtout connu pour ses nombreux ex-voto et son inscription gauloise. Cependant, le lot monétaire associé à ces découvertes est très singulier et n’a pas reçu l’attention qu’il aurait méritée. Il se caractérise par une dominante de pièces émises entre la fin de la guerre des Gaules et la période augustéenne, même si quelques monnaies sont datées des IIIe-IVe siècles. La caractéristique de la plupart de ces pièces est qu’elles ont été fabriquées sur place avec la technique de fabrication à la cire perdue, dans un alliage spécifique très riche en plomb. La fabrication n’est pas très soignée ; d’ailleurs, nous trouvons surtout des ratés de coulée et des restes de moules. Ces «monnaies» sont exclusivement destinées à un usage rituel lié à la source et n’auraient pas fait illusion dans la circulation monétaire. Elles montrent cependant que les Gaulois ont pensé à utiliser, pour la fabrication monétaire, cette technique de la cire perdue qu’ils maîtrisaient depuis plusieurs siècles.
[EN] Lost wax production of VERCA coins in the Chamalières’ sanctuary.The sanctuary of Chamalières is best known for its numerous ex-voto and its Gaulish inscription. However, the coins’ lot associated with these discoveries is very singular and has not received the attention it would have deserved. It is characterized by a dominance of coins issued between the end of the Gauls’ war and the Augustan period even though some currencies are dated to the 3rd-4th century. The characteristic of most of these pieces is that they were made locally by the lost-wax casting process with a specific alloy, very rich in lead. The production seems to be rather careless, considered the fact that we found mainly failed casting and remnants of moulds. These “coins” were exclusively intended for ritual use linked to the source and would never have succeeded to gain currency. They show, however, that the Gaulish craftsmen have thought of using, for minting, this technique of lost wax casting which they had mastered for several centuries.
[EN] Lost wax production of VERCA coins in the Chamalières’ sanctuary.The sanctuary of Chamalières is best known for its numerous ex-voto and its Gaulish inscription. However, the coins’ lot associated with these discoveries is very singular and has not received the attention it would have deserved. It is characterized by a dominance of coins issued between the end of the Gauls’ war and the Augustan period even though some currencies are dated to the 3rd-4th century. The characteristic of most of these pieces is that they were made locally by the lost-wax casting process with a specific alloy, very rich in lead. The production seems to be rather careless, considered the fact that we found mainly failed casting and remnants of moulds. These “coins” were exclusively intended for ritual use linked to the source and would never have succeeded to gain currency. They show, however, that the Gaulish craftsmen have thought of using, for minting, this technique of lost wax casting which they had mastered for several centuries.
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