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Description: | An almost complete cast tin-bronze potin of Late Iron Age date, c. 70 BC - c. 30 BC. Diameter: 20.8mm; maximum thickness: 2.7mm. Weight: 3.07g. The coin has a flange of about 2.0mm in width. The obverse has a design consisting of a central pellet with a central straight line at either side which divides the flan into two halves. Each half has wavy lines and pellets. The reverse has a stylised and crudely represented galloping horse facing right. These types of potins have variously been attributed to the Nervii and Aduatuci, both peoples thought to have inhabited the area between the Rhine and the Meuse (i.e. South East Belgium and North-East France). The design shows a striking similarity to earlier bronze coins struck in central Italy. These third century coins are about 5 times as large, weighing about 40g. The similarity suggests that these may have formed the design inspiration for these later potins. Similar potins have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See finds from Amberley Parish, West Sussex (SUSS-AE1DB6) and Preshute Parish, Wiltshire (WILT-A570B0). Twenty one such coins are recorded on the Celtic Coin Index (July 2008).
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