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France. Vintage medal pendant Brennus (pendant ear removed), Silver plated metal 20 mm, weight 1,10 g., Condition VF, patina
Brennus Gallic leader (flourished 4th century bc) was the chief of the Senones, who in 390 or 387 bc annihilated a Roman army, occupied and plundered Rome, and exacted a heavy ransom before withdrawing. He is famous for his reputed saying, “Vae victis” (“Woe to the vanquished”). The name, which is not found in the best sources, may be invented.
source: britannica.com
France. Vintage medal pendant Brennus, Gallic chieftain (4th century BC), conqueror of Rome
PLN50.00
KOD: 4819146R
France. Vintage medal pendant Brennus (pendant ear removed), Silver plated metal 20 mm, weight 1,10 g., Condition VF, patina
Brennus Gallic leader (flourished 4th century bc) was the chief of the Senones, who in 390 or 387 bc annihilated a Roman army, occupied and plundered Rome, and exacted a heavy ransom before withdrawing. He is famous for his reputed saying, “Vae victis” (“Woe to the vanquished”). The name, which is not found in the best sources, may be invented.
source: britannica.com
