Obol

The Andecavi were a Gallic tribe occupying the territory around present-day Angers, in the Maine-et-Loire. Their coinage is poorly documented in ancient sources and known almost entirely through archaeological recovery — hoards rather than texts. This obol, struck in billon rather than pure silver, reflects the progressive debasement common across Armorican and Loire-valley issues during the late Republican period, as access to silver supplies grew increasingly disrupted by Roman commercial pressure and intermittent conflict preceding Caesar's Gallic campaigns.

LT 6463 is among the smaller denominations attributed to this issuer, with authentication relying heavily on find-site association.