Celts, Nervii Æ c. 60–50 BC (No reserve price)
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Description from the seller
Identification & References:
Issuing Authority: Celtic Gaul / Nervii tribe (Hainaut region)
Date: 1st century BC (c. 60–50 BC, Gallic War period)
Metal: Potin (High-tin cast bronze)
Denomination: Potin "au rameau" (with branch / floral motif)
References: Delestrée & Tache (DT) 629; Le Rider / Scheers (LT) 8620
Provenance: Ex JRC Collection
Physical Specifications:
Weight: 3.80 g
Diameter / Maximum Length: 28.0 mm (including the casting pin)
Grade: Very Fine (VF)
Iconographic Description:
Obverse: Median line featuring four raised globules, flanked on either side by stylized floral decorations (branches/leaves). Outer beaded border.
Reverse: Highly stylized horse standing right. Above the back, a crescent; below, a globule. Beaded border.
Commercial Highlights for Web Listing
Intact Casting Pin: Features a prominent and fully intact runner/casting pin (tenon de coulée), a crucial technical element showing how these cast coins were connected in trees within two-part molds. Highly valued by technical collectors.
Sharp Obverse Detail: High-relief central globules and branch motifs displaying excellent freshness for a cast bronze issue.
Stable Grey Patina: Uniform lead-grey patina typical of authentic high-tin potin alloys.
Historical Context: Issued by the Nervii, one of the most warlike Belgic tribes famously encountered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars.
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Identification & References:
Issuing Authority: Celtic Gaul / Nervii tribe (Hainaut region)
Date: 1st century BC (c. 60–50 BC, Gallic War period)
Metal: Potin (High-tin cast bronze)
Denomination: Potin "au rameau" (with branch / floral motif)
References: Delestrée & Tache (DT) 629; Le Rider / Scheers (LT) 8620
Provenance: Ex JRC Collection
Physical Specifications:
Weight: 3.80 g
Diameter / Maximum Length: 28.0 mm (including the casting pin)
Grade: Very Fine (VF)
Iconographic Description:
Obverse: Median line featuring four raised globules, flanked on either side by stylized floral decorations (branches/leaves). Outer beaded border.
Reverse: Highly stylized horse standing right. Above the back, a crescent; below, a globule. Beaded border.
Commercial Highlights for Web Listing
Intact Casting Pin: Features a prominent and fully intact runner/casting pin (tenon de coulée), a crucial technical element showing how these cast coins were connected in trees within two-part molds. Highly valued by technical collectors.
Sharp Obverse Detail: High-relief central globules and branch motifs displaying excellent freshness for a cast bronze issue.
Stable Grey Patina: Uniform lead-grey patina typical of authentic high-tin potin alloys.
Historical Context: Issued by the Nervii, one of the most warlike Belgic tribes famously encountered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars.
Support included
Details
Era
Before 1400
Culture/region
Celts, Nervii
Year/period and variation
c. 60–50 BC
Denomination
Æ
Metal
Æ
Condition
Ungraded
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