Stater

The Andecavi were a Gaulish people settled in the territory of modern Anjou, and their electrum staters belong to the broader Armorican tradition of coinage that developed largely without direct Roman influence — struck instead under the pressure of inter-tribal exchange networks and, eventually, mercenary payment. By the late second century BC, Celtic mints across northwestern Gaul were producing coinage at a pace that suggests organized, centralized issue rather than ad hoc production. The alloy composition of Andecavi electrum varies measurably across die studies, hinting at metal sourced from multiple supplies over the type's lifespan.