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Potin with head to the left and left-rotating swastika
| Issuer | Bituriges Cubi |
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| Year | 80 BC - 50 BC |
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| Reference(s) | DT#3502 var. |
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| Reverse description | A left-rotating swastika or fylfot motif executed in a highly stylized Celtic manner, with each of the four arms terminating in a coiled volute ending in a prominent globule. The arms radiate from a central point and curve sinuously, giving the design a dynamic, whirling appearance characteristic of La Tène decorative art. The motif is contained within a plain or lightly beaded circular border. The overall composition fills the flan symmetrically, demonstrating the skilled geometric sensibility of the Bituriges Cubi celators. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Bituriges Cubi occupied the fertile Berry region of central Gaul, with Avaricum (modern Bourges) as their principal oppidum. Their potin coinage — cast rather than struck, distinguishing it immediately from the hammered silver of neighboring tribes — was produced in significant volume during the decades preceding and following Caesar's Gallic campaigns. Avaricum was famously razed by Caesar in 52 BC, an event that likely disrupted or terminated local coin production entirely.
The left-rotating swastika on this piece marks it as a variant within DT#3502, a distinction significant enough to affect attribution in any serious Celtic reference collection.