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Potin Unit Curved Bull / Holman B6
| Issuer | Cantii tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 115 BC - 100 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Highly schematic, cast representation of a head in the style of Apollo facing left or right, rendered in crude outline form characteristic of late Iron Age British potin coinage. The eye is depicted as a plain ring without a central pellet, and the neck lacks the median dividing line seen on related types. The overall composition reflects the progressive stylistic degeneration typical of Cantian potin issues derived ultimately from Massaliote prototypes. |
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| Reverse description | Crude outline figure of a bull advancing to the right, executed in the schematic casting style characteristic of Cantian potin coinage. The design is highly abstracted, showing a single rear leg that merges into the exergual line and a single front leg, while the tail is rendered as a separate, detached crescent element. The minimalist composition reflects the advanced stylistic degeneration common to this class of British Iron Age cast potin units. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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