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Potin with bald head
| Issuer | Leuci |
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| Year | 100 BC - 50 BC |
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| Weight | 3.59 g |
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| Obverse description | Bare, completely smooth bald head depicted in left profile, the cranium rendered without hair or ornament. A hollow incised line bisects the neck vertically at its center, a characteristic stylistic feature of this Leuci cast potin type. The portraiture is schematic and strongly Celtic in artistic convention, with summary facial features typical of late La Tène coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (100 BC - 50 BC) |
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The Leuci occupied territory in what is now the Lorraine region of northeastern France, and their coinage reflects a tribe situated at a cultural crossroads between the Belgic north and the more Mediterranean-influenced Gaulish south. Potin — a cast alloy of copper, tin, and lead — was the medium of choice for low-denomination exchange across much of eastern Gaul, and the Leuci relied on it heavily rather than striking precious-metal types.
Cast rather than struck, meaning individual pieces show seam lines and surface irregularities that are features of the manufacturing method, not damage.