Potin with head to the right and dextrorotatory swastika

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, a technically distinct process involving molten alloy poured into clay molds — represents a deliberate departure from the struck silver traditions of neighboring tribes, likely reflecting both the abundance of tin-bronze alloys locally and the practical demands of low-denomination exchange. The swastika motif on this type is not symbolic in any modern sense; it appears across multiple Gaulish traditions as a solar or rotational device, its dextrorotatory orientation here potentially diagnostic for distinguishing workshop sequences within DT#3502.