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CE111769. Cast potin, cf. Victoor IX-2b; four spoked wheel, gVF, green patina, weight 1.510 g, maximum diameter 14.4 mm, SOLD
Celts, Gaul, Remi Tribe, c. 100 - 50 B.C.
The Remi were a Belgic people of north-eastern Gaul, with their capital at Durocortum (Reims, France). They were renowned for their horses and cavalry. The Remi allied themselves with Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars and were one of the few tribes not to join the rebellion of Vercingetorix.CE69916. Bronze AE 17, CCCBM III 53, SGCV I 137, De la Tour 8040, Delestrée-Tache 593, Castelin 331, Depeyrot NC VII 24, VF, weight 3.458 g, maximum diameter 17.3 mm, die axis 270o, Durocortum (Reims, France) mint, c. 100 - 50 B.C.; obverse REMO (downward on left), three young male jugate busts left; reverse Victory in a biga galloping left, REMO below; SOLD
Celtic, Remi Tribe, Gaul, Area of Modern Reims, France, c. 100 - 50 B.C.
Potin has no intrinsic value, so the caste potin coinage of the Gaulish Celts was fiat money (like the dollar bill, it has no value except that it is accepted in trade). There were no weight standards. Each type was accepted only by the tribe that issued it.CE01629. Cast potin, De La Tour 8124, SGCV I 136,, VF, weight 7.4 g, maximum diameter 22.3 mm, die axis 180o, obverse warrior king walking right holding torc and spear, reverse bear right attacking a snake, snake above; scarce; SOLD
Celtic, Ring Money, c. 800 - 100 B.C.
Ring money of bronze, of silver, and of gold was used by the Celts in trade from Ireland to the Danube region. The dating of Celtic ring money is uncertain. Some authorities date the use of ring money from as early as 800 B.C. and it may have been used as late as 100 B.C. Some believe the bronze rings are actually just strap fittings, not a trade currency. Bronze rings are, however, sometimes found in quite large hoards and, in Spain, they are sometimes found with silver bar and disk ingots, and with 2nd century B.C. denarii of the Roman Republic. Undoubtedly they were used as fittings but they were also undoubtedly used as a store of wealth and for trade.CE70789. Bronze Ring Money, plain ring, cf. Victoor I - 1b, Alvarez-Burgos P15, weight 63.932 g, maximum diameter 45.3 mm, SOLD
Gallic Tribes, Volcae-Arecomici, Nimes Area, Gaul, c. 120 - 49 B.C., Imitating Massalia
Lighter cruder specimens of this head of Apollo / wheel type, have traditionally been identified as very late obols struck at Massalia. More recent research indicates finds are overwhelmingly centered in an area west of Massalia. They were almost certainly struck by the Volcae Arecomici, a Gallic tribe dwelling between the Rhône and the Hérault rivers, around present-day Nîmes.GS99626. Silver obol, cf. Maurel 493, VF, dark toning, flow lines, flan much smaller than the dies, weight 0.540 g, maximum diameter 9.5 mm, die axis 0o, Volcae-Arecomici mint, c. 120 - 49 B.C.; obverse crude bare head of Apollo left (nose, mouth and chin off flan); reverse four-spoke wheel, between spokes M-A; ex CNG, ex Richard L. Horst Collection; SOLD
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