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Potin with large head and without neck
| Issuer | Sequani |
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| Year | 100 BC - 52 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Highly schematized and abstracted head depicted in profile, rendered in the characteristic La Tène Celtic artistic style without a neck, the facial features reduced to two prominent globular bosses representing the eye and chin. Three parallel curved lines sweep diagonally across the field to the right of the head, likely stylized hair or decorative elements derived from earlier Greek prototypes. The design is deeply cast in low relief with a broad flat flan typical of Gaulish potin coinage. No legend or inscription is present. The surface shows characteristic green patina consistent with the tin-rich bronze alloy. |
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| Reverse description | Stylized boar or bull depicted in profile moving to the right, rendered in the abstract Celtic La Tène manner with a pronounced arched back and exaggerated bristled mane or dorsal crest. The animal's powerful haunches and forelegs are summarily indicated by broad, rounded relief forms. A thin ground line runs beneath the figure, and additional linear elements frame the lower field. The design fills the flan with bold, simplified forms characteristic of Sequanian cast potin coinage. No inscription or legend is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (100 BC - 52 BC) |
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