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Stater VOCARANT
| Issuer | Remi |
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| Year | 60 BC - 25 BC |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse description | Stylized Celtic rendering of a large human eye depicted in profile facing right, formed by an elongated oval with a central almond-shaped pupil and a prominent circular eyebrow arch above. Flanking linear elements suggest abstracted facial features, with diagonal ribbed lines to the left evoking a nose or cheek. A small pellet-in-annulet device appears below the eye in the lower field. The legend VOCARANT is partially visible along the right periphery, executed in Celtic-influenced Latin lettering within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Remi were among the few Belgic tribes to maintain productive relations with Caesar during the Gallic Wars, a diplomatic posture that likely allowed their mints to operate with unusual continuity through the mid-first century BC. Whether VOCARANT names a magistrate, a moneyer, or a tribal authority remains unresolved — the Gaulish epigraphic record is too fragmentary to settle the question with confidence.
The LT#8822-8823 distinction within this type reflects die-link groupings identified by La Tour, later refined by Scheers.