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Potin Unit Curved Bull / Holman B2
| Issuer | Cantii tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 115 BC - 100 BC |
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| Orientation | 3 o`clock ↑→ |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (115 BC - 100 BC) - B2/2-1 (Allen D1, E): Well-executed head left. Bull right, curved, two front legs - ND (115 BC - 100 BC) - B2/2-2 (Allen C5, D2): Degenerated head left. Bull right, curved, two front legs - ND (115 BC - 100 BC) - B2/2-3: Degenerated head left. Pellet under eye circle. Bull right, curved, two front legs - ND (115 BC - 100 BC) - B2/2-4: Rough and crude head left. Angular bull right, two front legs, tail more closely copies the original MA legend - ND (115 BC - 100 BC) - B2/2-5: Rough and crude head left. Bull right, one front leg - ND (115 BC - 100 BC) - B2/3-1: Head right. Bull left, two front legs - ND (115 BC - 100 BC) - B2/4-1 (Allen C3): Head right. Bull right, two front legs, rear legs elongated - |
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Potin coinage among the Kentish Cantii derives ultimately from Massaliote bronze issues, transmitted through Gaulish intermediaries before being adopted and locally cast — not struck — in Britain. The Holman B2 classification distinguishes a specific casting variant within the broader "curved bull" series, reflecting the tribal practice of producing coins in clay molds rather than with dies, which is why no two examples are precisely identical in weight or outline.
These are among the earliest coins produced in Britain, predating Caesar's invasions by several decades and any Roman administrative influence entirely.