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Potin Unit Nipples / Dump Type / Holman G3
| Issuer | Cantii tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 60 BC - 45 BC |
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| Currency | Stater |
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| Obverse description | Highly schematised, crudely cast head in profile, facing left, right, or of indeterminate direction depending on die variety. The facial features are rendered in abstract Celtic style, with a prominent pellet set within a circular eye ring as the dominant design element. No head outline or peripheral border is present, reflecting the degenerate artistic tradition of the later Cantian potin series. The overall treatment is characteristic of the dump-type flan associated with the Holman G3 classification. |
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| Reverse description | Highly stylised bull represented entirely by straight linear elements, facing an indeterminate direction, in keeping with the abstract geometric conventions of the Cantian potin coinage. A central pellet occupies the body of the animal, and a single crescent motif appears above. A plain exergual line defines the lower boundary of the design field. The composition is characteristic of the debased bull types associated with the ABC 174 series and the broader Allen P1/P2 classification. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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