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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Antiquities| > |Antiquities by Material| > |Metal Antiquities| > AS96267
Celts, Southern Gaul, Bronze Axe Head Fragment, c. 900 - 450 B.C.
|Metal| |Antiquities|, |Celts,| |Southern| |Gaul,| |Bronze| |Axe| |Head| |Fragment,| |c.| |900| |-| |450| |B.C.|, Bronze axe heads were used for exchange across Europe even before 1000 B.C. Many bronze axe heads never had a sharp edge and were clearly aes formatum, intended only as a form of money for trade. They were valued by weight and were often broken, as apparently was this specimen, to make change. This axe head, however, is sharp and could have been used as a tool. Based on its shape, functionality, and its find location in southern France, we believe it is Celtic and earlier than the more common 5th - 4th century aes formatum money-only types.
AS96267. Bronze axe head fragment; maximum length 50mm, nice green patina, sharp edge, found in southern France, SOLD











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