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Drachm with horse
| Issuer | Ruteni |
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| Year | 100 BC - 50 BC |
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| Reference(s) | LT#3571 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (100 BC - 50 BC) |
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The Ruteni occupied the region around modern Rodez in southern Gaul, and their coinage reflects a tribe caught between two pressures: the expanding Roman presence pushing north from Narbonensis after 121 BC, and the shifting tribal alliances of central Gaul. Their silver issues are stylistically distinct from the mainstream Arvernian tradition, suggesting a mint operating with some independence rather than simply imitating a dominant regional model. LT#3571 is among the lighter-weight Ruteni drachms, consistent with a progressive debasement in silver content that accelerated across southern Gaulish issues in the decades immediately before Caesar's campaigns.