Potin Unit Evans Bull / Abstract Bull Type

Potin coinage of the Cantii was cast rather than struck — an unusual production method in Iron Age Britain that reflects Continental influence, most likely from the Massaliote and Gaulish traditions filtering across the Channel. The "abstract bull" classification marks an advanced stage of stylistic devolution from the original Massaliote bronze types, where the bull image had already degraded significantly through successive generations of copying by craftsmen working without reference to the prototype.

Cast in flat strips and then snapped apart, individual units show irregular flan edges as a direct consequence of the production process — not damage.