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Potin with Indian head on the left and horse
| Issuer | Senones |
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| Year | 100 BC - 52 BC |
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| Value | 1 Potin |
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| Obverse description | Schematized and grotesque male head facing left, rendered in the characteristic Celtic abstraction style derived from Mediterranean prototypes. The facial features are highly stylized, with the hair indicated by bold, sweeping ridges radiating from the crown. A single prominent pellet appears in the field before the mouth, serving as a distinctive diagnostic element of this Senonian type. The overall execution reflects the degenerate late La Tène artistic tradition, with strong plastic relief typical of cast potin coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A schematized horse prancing to the left, rendered in a crude but energetic Celtic style with exaggerated limbs indicated by bold raised lines. Above the horse, a curved arc or bow of pellets arches across the upper field, a characteristic ornamental motif associated with this Senonian series. Additional pellets are scattered in the field around the animal. The composition fills the flan with little negative space, consistent with the cast potin production method of the Senones tribe during the late Gaulish Iron Age. |
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| Mintage | ND (100 BC - 52 BC) |
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