Bronze with lion and boar CATAL

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背面描述	A lion springing to the right occupies the central field, depicted in the abstracted Celtic artistic style with exaggerated musculature and curvilinear detailing. A boar passant to the left is positioned in the lower portion of the field, a recurring totemic symbol in Carnutes coinage. A four-spoked wheel appears in the upper field, a common solar or religious emblem in Gaulish numismatic iconography. The letter S is visible in the lower field below the lion, likely serving as an additional mint or magistrate mark.
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附加信息	The Carnutes occupied the region around modern Chartres and Orléans, and their territory held particular religious significance as the annual gathering place of the Gaulish druids — a detail recorded by Caesar in the Gallic Wars. Their potin issues, cast rather than struck, were produced during precisely the decades Caesar was dismantling Gaulish political autonomy, making the survival of a functioning tribal monetary system into the late first century BC something of an archaeological surprise. Potin casting technology in this region drew on earlier La Tène traditions; the alloy's high tin content distinguishes Carnutes issues from the bronze coinages of neighboring tribes.

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