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Potin Bird, facing animals
| Issuer | Meldi (Gallia Belgica) |
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| Year | 60 BC - 50 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Upright bird facing right at left, grasping a fish or small animal in its talons, the prey depicted facing outward toward the viewer. The composition is rendered in the schematic, stylized manner characteristic of Belgic potin coinage. Annulets with central pellets are scattered throughout the field. The flan is irregular with a beaded border visible along the periphery. |
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| Reverse description | Two confronted bulls standing upright and facing one another, rendered in the highly stylized, abstract idiom typical of late La Tène Belgic potin issues. The bodies of the animals are schematically portrayed with limbs reduced to geometric forms. Annulets with central pellets are distributed across the field, and a beaded border frames the composition at the periphery. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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