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Potin with filiform horse La Tène type

Issuer Sequani
Year 60 BC - 50 BC
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Reference(s) DT#3281
Obverse description Stylized bust facing left with a pronounced, massive neck rendered in the Celtic La Tène artistic tradition. The hair is depicted in three or four boldly rising locks arranged above the head, executed in a schematic yet expressive manner characteristic of Gaulish potin coinage. The facial features are summarily rendered, with the eye and nose indicated by shallow relief elements. The overall design reflects the Celtic tendency toward abstraction derived from Hellenistic prototypes. No legend or inscription is present in the field.
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Reverse description Highly stylized and attenuated filiform horse prancing to the right in the La Tène decorative idiom, with an elongated body rendered in fine, wire-like relief. The tail is raised prominently above the croup, curving upward in a characteristic Celtic manner. Three globules are disposed above the tail, serving as typical schematic field ornaments on Sequani potin issues. The ground line and additional field elements are reduced to abstract forms consistent with the casting technique. No inscription is present.
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Mintage ND (60 BC - 50 BC)
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