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| Issuer | Bituriges Cubi |
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| Year | 100 BC - 20 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Stylized head facing left, rendered in the schematic La Tène artistic tradition, featuring a prominently bulbous, highly-developed skullcap and a bifid or forked neck treatment. A single globule, placed in front of the forehead, serves to denote the eye, lending the portrait an abstract, geometric character. The facial features are reduced to essential linear elements, consistent with the casting technique employed for this Gaulish potin series. |
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| Mintage | ND (100 BC - 20 BC) |
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The Bituriges Cubi, centered around Avaricum (modern Bourges), were among the Gallic tribes Caesar singled out as exceptionally wealthy in agricultural land — their territory in the Berry region produced some of the most consistent potin output in central Gaul. Potin casting rather than striking was the deliberate production method here, which accounts for the frequent casting seams and surface porosity collectors encounter on this type.
DT 3503 and 3209 represent distinct die groups within what is otherwise a long production run spanning the late independence period through early Roman occupation.