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Quadrans CONTOVTOS
| Issuer | Pictones |
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| Year | 40 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Obverse depicting a stylized head, likely a deity or chieftain, facing right in the Gallo-Celtic artistic tradition, rendered with schematic features heavily patinated in green. The flan is irregular in shape and the surface exhibits significant wear and corrosion consistent with an ancient bronze cast in an archaic hammered technique. The legend CONTOVTOS, referencing the issuing magistrate or tribal authority, is associated with this face. The design is executed in the abstract, expressive style characteristic of late Gaulish coinage of the Pictones tribe. |
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| Obverse lettering | CONTOVTOS |
| Reverse description | Reverse displaying a stylized bird, most likely an eagle or corvid, depicted standing and facing left with wings partially spread, rendered in the schematic Gaulish artistic convention. A dotted border or beaded circle frames the central device, a hallmark of Pictones bronze coinage. The field shows additional abstract elements possibly representing a branch or vegetal motif to the right of the bird. The overall design reflects the indigenous Gaulish coinage tradition, blending zoomorphic imagery with decorative geometric elements typical of late La Tène period bronze issues. |
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