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Potin with Bull and Lily Class Ia
| Issuer | Leuci |
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| Year | 60 BC - 40 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Stylized helmeted head facing left, rendered in the schematic La Tène artistic tradition with bold, flowing relief. The helmet is indicated by a rounded cap merging with the hair, depicted as deeply grooved, sweeping curvilinear locks. A floral motif, interpreted as a flower or rosette, is positioned in the field immediately before the mouth. The facial features are summarily modeled, with a prominent eye and strong jawline characteristic of Gaulish cast potin coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Leuci occupied territory centered on the Toul basin in northeastern Gaul, and their coinage circulated during the decades that saw Caesar's campaigns transform the region permanently. Potin — a cast tin-lead-copper alloy rather than struck metal — was the dominant small-denomination medium across much of Belgic and eastern Gaul precisely because it required no die-cutting infrastructure, only molds.
Class Ia is the earliest and most coherent typological group within this series, distinguished from later classes by flan regularity and alloy consistency, before successive recasting degraded both. The casting seams are often visible on surviving examples.