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Bronze with rider
| Issuer | Carnutes |
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| Year | 100 BC - 1 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Male head facing right, rendered in the schematized La Tène artistic style characteristic of Gaulish coinage. The hair is elaborately articulated with a prominent crest and pencil-box motif, the individual strands depicted as flowing curvilinear elements. Decorative volutes follow the contour of the hair and neck, emphasizing the ornamental quality of the design. The inscription PIXTILOS appears in the field, likely denoting a ruler or magistrate of the Carnutes tribe. The overall composition reflects the highly stylized, abstracted portrait tradition of Celtic numismatic art. |
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| Obverse lettering | PIXTILOS |
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The Carnutes occupied the territory around modern Chartres and Orléans — the region Caesar's sources identify as the geographic center of Gaul and the traditional assembly ground for the Druidic councils. Their bronze coinage circulated during a period of accelerating Roman pressure, and the tribe played a central role in the great revolt of 52 BC, providing one of the earliest uprisings that preceded Vercingetorix's coalition. After the Gallic defeat, indigenous coin production across the region collapsed within a generation.