Potin with running warrior

The Remi were a Belgic people whose territory centered on modern-day Reims — a city that still bears their name. They sided with Caesar during the Gallic Wars, a calculated alignment that spared them the destruction visited on neighboring tribes and likely accounts for the relatively steady coin production this type shows across its dating range. Potin — a cast tin-bronze alloy — was the characteristic coinage material of northern Gallic tribes who lacked consistent access to silver, and casting rather than striking left these pieces with the slightly porous surfaces and variable flan shapes collectors routinely encounter.