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Potin Unit Rounded Bull / Holman D7
| Issuer | Cantii tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 95 BC - 80 BC |
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| Diameter | 15.9 mm |
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| Obverse description | Highly stylised, degenerate head rendered in the Celtic abstract tradition, depicted either facing left or right depending on die variety. The head is composed of bold curvilinear lines, with facial features reduced to schematic elements including a prominent circular or pellet eye (present in certain die varieties, absent in others), a curved neck line, and rudimentary facial outline. The overall design reflects the late Iron Age Celtic artistic convention of abstraction over naturalism. No legend or inscription is present in the field. |
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| Reverse description | A highly stylised bull rendered in an abstract Celtic idiom, depicted either facing left or right depending on die variety. The animal's body is delineated by bold, simplified linear strokes, with legs reduced to short vertical or diagonal lines; in certain die varieties (notably D7/3-3) the inner legs are further abbreviated and terminated by a horizontal line. A prominent curved line defines the back and haunches, while the head and horns are suggested by schematic strokes. No legend or inscription is present in the field. |
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| Mintage | ND (95 BC - 80 BC) - D7/1-1: Head left, no eye pellet. Bull left - ND (95 BC - 80 BC) - D7/1-2: Head left, with eye pellet. Bull left - ND (95 BC - 80 BC) - D7/3-1: Head right, no eye pellet. Bull left - ND (95 BC - 80 BC) - D7/3-2: Head right, with eye pellet. Bull left - ND (95 BC - 80 BC) - D7/3-3: Head right, with eye pellet, no neck line. Bull left, inner legs shortened and terminated by a horizontal line - ND (95 BC - 80 BC) - D7/4-1: Head right, with eye pellet. Bull right - |
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