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Bronze with elephant CARINA
| Issuer | Treveri |
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| Year | 45 BC - 35 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A stylised human bust or figure facing right, rendered in a highly abstract Celtic manner with angular, schematic features. To the right of the figure, a tall rectangular object — possibly a standard or torc — is depicted in a similarly geometric style. The field is plain and the flan irregular, with worn high points consistent with circulation wear. The overall execution reflects the distinctive La Tène artistic tradition of the Treveri tribe. |
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| Mintage | ND (45 BC - 35 BC) |
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The Treveri occupied territory along the Moselle valley and were among the most militarily assertive tribes of northeastern Gaul — Caesar devoted considerable attention to their repeated revolts in the 50s BC, and their chieftain Indutiomarus was killed during a cavalry engagement in 54 BC. This bronze was struck in the turbulent decades immediately following that Roman pacification, when local coinage continued largely on indigenous terms despite the increasing Roman administrative presence.
The elephant type on Treveran bronzes has no confirmed explanation; whether it reflects contact with Roman imagery, memory of Hannibal's campaign, or purely abstract transmission through coin copying remains unresolved among Celtic numismatists.