Potin with winged Genius SECISV or SELISV
Features
| Issuer |
Aedui
(Gallia Celtica)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 60 BC - 50 BC |
| Currency | Stater |
| Composition | Potin |
| Weight | 3.4 g |
| Diameter | 18.6 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Cast |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 48464 |
| References | DT# 3236 Louis-Pol Delestrée, Marcel Tache. Nouvel Atlas des monnaies Gauloises. Éditions Commios, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France (4 volumes). Atlas de monnaies gauloises (5 volumes).Ernest Muret, Anatole Chabouillet; 1983. Catalogue des monnaies gauloises de la Bibliothèque nationale (New Edition). Éditions Trismégiste, Paris, France. , RIG# 253 Jean-Baptiste Colbert de Beaulieu, Brigitte Fischer; 1998. Recueil des inscriptions gauloises / Volume IV. Les légendes monétaires. CNRS éditions, Paris, France. |
Obverse
Legend over irregular image that is supposed to be a helmeted head.
Script: Latin
Lettering: SECISV
Reverse
Winged spirit, over an animal that faces to the right (deer, horse or wulf).
Comments
This Potin is exceptional in its rarity. The copy BN 4628 of LA TOUR, that of Lyon n°368 or that of the British Museum all have an irregular edge, to the point of having large gaps; these imperfections seem to be characteristic of this gossip. On the reverse of this gossip, the motif described in the Nouvel Atlas as "motif with three loops (triskelion?)" could make one think of a small figure standing facing forward. The nature of the animal could be controversial; described as a horse, it appears to have antlers, which might suggest a deer rather than a horse.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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