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Bronze with lion in the name of Aulus Hirtius and Inecriturix
| Issuer | Remi |
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| Year | 45 BC - 35 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | INIICRITVRIX |
| Reverse description | Lion advancing to the right, depicted in a schematised Gallo-Belgic style with a maned head rendered in low relief and curvilinear body. The legend A HIR IMP is distributed across the field above and around the animal, referencing the Roman proconsul Aulus Hirtius in his capacity as imperator. The overall composition reflects the hybrid Romano-Celtic artistic vocabulary characteristic of coins issued by Belgic tribes under Roman administrative influence. |
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The Remi were among the more Romanized of the Belgic tribes by the mid-first century BC, having allied with Caesar during the Gallic Wars rather than joining the great revolt of 52 BC. The bilingual authority named on this issue — a Roman magistrate alongside a native name — reflects the administrative hybrid that Roman-allied Belgic territories briefly became in the decades immediately following the conquest.
Aulus Hirtius, Caesar's legate and continuator of the Bellum Gallicum, died at Mutina in 43 BC, which helps anchor the likely production window for issues bearing his name.