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Potin Unit Curved Bull / Holman B2
| Issuer | Cantii tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 115 BC - 100 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Schematised head of Apollo facing left (or right on certain varieties), rendered in the Celtic linear tradition with a bold central vertical line bisecting the neck. The eye is depicted as a plain ring without a central pellet, characteristic of the Holman B2 classification. The facial features are abstracted into a series of curved and straight lines, reflecting the progressive degeneration of the Massaliote prototype across successive die generations. The overall style ranges from well-executed on early dies to increasingly crude and schematic on later issues. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (115 BC - 100 BC) - B2/2-1 (Allen D1, E): Well-executed head left. Bull right, curved, two front legs - ND (115 BC - 100 BC) - B2/2-2 (Allen C5, D2): Degenerated head left. Bull right, curved, two front legs - ND (115 BC - 100 BC) - B2/2-3: Degenerated head left. Pellet under eye circle. Bull right, curved, two front legs - ND (115 BC - 100 BC) - B2/2-4: Rough and crude head left. Angular bull right, two front legs, tail more closely copies the original MA legend - ND (115 BC - 100 BC) - B2/2-5: Rough and crude head left. Bull right, one front leg - ND (115 BC - 100 BC) - B2/3-1: Head right. Bull left, two front legs - ND (115 BC - 100 BC) - B2/4-1 (Allen C3): Head right. Bull right, two front legs, rear legs elongated - |
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