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RÈMES- Statère de bronze à l'œil
| Issuer | Remi (Gallia Belgica) |
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| Year | 51 |
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| Thickness | 4 mm |
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| Reverse description | A stylized horse leaping to the left in the characteristic Belgic Celtic artistic idiom, with disjointed limbs rendered in abstract form. A single beaded ringlet with a pointed terminal is depicted beneath the horse's body between its legs, while two further beaded ringlets appear above the croup. The field is otherwise plain with no legend or exergual inscription. The overall composition is typical of the potin and bronze stater coinage attributed to the Remi of Gallia Belgica. |
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| Mint | Reims, France |
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The Remi were among the Belgic tribes who submitted to Caesar relatively early — their cooperation during the Gallic Wars was notable enough that Caesar singled them out in his commentaries as consistently loyal allies. Whether that political alignment influenced continued minting activity after 51 BC, or whether this piece predates the final conquest, remains debated among specialists in Belgic coinage.
The "œil" type is distinguished within Remi bronze issues by a specific facial schematization traceable across a tight die grouping — its classification owes largely to the typological work of Scheers.