Potins are Celtic coins cast in bronze with up to 25% tin content, as well as substantial lead content. Potins were cast in all of Gaul, roughly modern-day France and Belgium, as well as some tribes in Britain.
Potins often look fairly crude and worn, but they are often in 'as cast' condition. They all but disappeared after the Roman conquest, when they were replaced by Roman coinage.
Potins often look fairly crude and worn, but they are often in 'as cast' condition. They all but disappeared after the Roman conquest, when they were replaced by Roman coinage.
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Nervii
Obverse: Symmetrical design with eight 'leaves'.
Reverse: Horse right with three pellets and crescent above.
Diameter:
20.5 mm
Die Orientation: 4 H
Weight: 4.03 g
Die Orientation: 4 H
Weight: 4.03 g
Added onto the Wildwinds site.
D&T 629; LT 8620; Depeyrot, NC VII, 8.
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Remi
An
Potin
struck an unknown year
in
an unknown location
Obverse:
Reverse:
Diameter:
-
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3 g
Area of Reims
No references provided for this coin
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Senones
An
AE
Potin
struck 100-50 B.C.
in
Lugdunensis
Obverse: Anepigraphic, head with stylised curls right.
Reverse: [K]OIIAKA - Bird left, annulet before, two annulets containing pellets behind.
Diameter:
16.7 mm
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 2.76 g
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 2.76 g
Added onto the Wildwinds site.
LaTour 7490; DT 2634; BN 7490-7492; RIG 110. Scarce.