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Bronze Unit - Eppillus Bull and Eagle
| Issuer | Cantii tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 1-15 |
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| Weight | 2.2 g |
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| Obverse description | A butting bull advancing to the right, rendered in the schematic Celtic artistic style characteristic of Late Iron Age British coinage. The abbreviated Latin legend EPPIL COF appears in the field above and below the bull, identifying the issuer as Eppillus, son of Commios. The design is contained within a pellet border running around the irregular flan. The bull's musculature is boldly modelled in relief despite the small module, with the head lowered in a charging posture. |
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| Obverse lettering | EPPIL COF (Translation: Eppillus son of Commios.) |
| Reverse description | A spread eagle standing facing, with wings outstretched and head turned to the right, rendered in a bold and stylised Celtic manner typical of the Atrebatic and Cantian coinage tradition. The bird's talons are clearly articulated, gripping the lower field, and the broad spread of the wings dominates the flan. The field around the eagle is largely plain, with the irregular hammered flan lending the design a characteristically organic outline. No legend appears on the reverse. |
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