Stater with horse turning head

The Leuci occupied territory in what is now the Lorraine region of northeastern France, positioned between more powerful Belgic tribes to the north and the Sequani to the south. Caesar mentions them only briefly in the Gallic Wars, noting their submission without the prolonged resistance mounted by neighbors — which may explain why so little tribal coinage survives in large quantities. Their gold staters, struck at a fineness well below the Macedonian prototype they ultimately derive from, reflect the broader Gaulish pattern of progressive debasement over the late La Tène period.

The .375 fineness places this piece toward the later end of the production window.