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Drachm
| Issuer | Cenomani |
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| Year | 200 BC - 101 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A lion advancing to right rendered in a bold, highly stylised Celtic manner, its elongated body supported by legs terminating in exaggerated curved talons. The musculature and mane are conveyed through schematic incised lines typical of Gaulish celator craft. Above the lion, a horizontal band of curvilinear and looped decorative motifs imitates the appearance of a Greek inscription without conveying any legible text, a pseudo-legend common on Cenomanic coinage of this series. The composition fills the flan with confident, abstracted energy characteristic of the La Tène artistic tradition. The field is otherwise plain. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Cenomani occupied territory in Cisalpine Gaul — roughly modern Lombardy — and maintained enough political coherence under Roman expansion to continue issuing their own coinage well into the second century BC. Their silver drachms derive from Massalian prototypes, a borrowing pattern common among Gallic tribes who absorbed Greek monetary conventions through trade rather than conquest. By the time this issue was struck, Roman authority over the region was already tightening following the lex Flamininia of 232 BC and subsequent colonization pressure.
The LT 2126 variety designation signals a departure from the core type — exact nature depending on die axis or subsidiary symbol — which complicates precise attribution without direct comparison to the Budapest reference specimen.