Ancients: NORTHERN GAUL. Aulerci Eburovices. Ca. 225-175 BC. EL hemistater (16mm, 3.68 gm, 10h). NGC XF 5/5 - 5/5....

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NORTHERN GAUL. Aulerci Eburovices. Ca. 225-175 BC. EL hemistater (16mm, 3.68 gm, 10h). NGC XF 5/5 - 5/5. Celticized head of Apollo right, hair intertwined, a lock falling across his forehead; boar standing inverted right on jaw of Apollo, two volutes back-to-back under truncation / Celticized biga right, with devolved charioteer kneeling on rump above; pellets to right, wolf standing right below biting right forehoof, lightning motif between horse and wolf. Delestrée & Tache 2387. Sills 196-198. De La Tour 7170. Bright and sunny flan with a halo of orange toning around the rim. Brilliantly centered from artistic dies.

From the Wetmore Collection of Gold and Electrum. Ex Triton XXVI (10 January 2023), lot 6.

The Aulerci Eburovices, also referred to simply as Eburovices, were a Gallic tribe dwelling in the modern Eure region during the Iron Age and the Roman period. They were part of a larger group known as the Aulerci, which included other tribes like the Aulerci Cenomani. The name Eburovices translates to 'those who vanquish by the yew', likely referring to the wood used in crafting their weapons such as bows or spears. This tribe was known historically through mentions by figures like Caesar around mid-1st century BC, Pliny in the 1st century AD, and Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD?. When Julius Caesar undertook the conquest of Gaul from 58 to 51 BC, the Aulerci Eburovices were among the tribes that allied with him, assisting the Romans in their victorious campaign against the Armorican confederation.

The chief town of the Aulerci Eburovices during the Roman period was Mediolanum Aulercorum, which is modern-day Évreux located in Normandy. The city of Évreux itself was attested around 400 AD as civitas Ebroicorum, indicating its association with the tribe. The borders of their territory, or civitas, corresponded with those of the later diocese of Évreux, suggesting a continuity of regional boundaries from the Roman period into the Christian era. Additionally, the religious practices of the Aulerci Eburovices are evidenced by a votive altar dedicated to A deus Gisacos found in a sanctuary at Gisacum, near modern-day Vieil-Évreux??.

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