SENONES

Celtic tribe of Gallia Celtica in NE central France. Their name, which means ‘the ancients’ or ‘the sages’, survives in Senonais and Sens (Roman  , the capital) on river Yonne, 32 miles NNW of Auxerre.

Champagne Wild Man. c.80-50 BC. Potin. 16-19mm. 3.82g. Head right, phallic hair./ Horse left, tail raised. LT 7417, BMC 389-397. Gd VF/VF, great head.                Was £120. Now only £85