Potin Unit Rounded Bull / Holman D2 95 BC - 80 BC

Weight

2.0 g

Diameter

16.5 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Potin

Shape

Round (irregular)

Edge Type

NA

Technique

Cast

Front design

Linear head left or right, with neckline and eye ring with or without pellet.

Back design

Linear bull, two crescents above. Exergual line below.

Year of Minting

95 BC - 80 BC

Ruler

NA

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

3 o'clock ↑→

Inscriptions

NA

Context

Van Arsdell ‘Rounded Bull’. Van Arsdell Classification: Cantian C, Innovative Period . His corresponding variety is: VA 119 - 05 (Thin Striations): Head right. Bull left. David Holman proposes a detailed classification in A New Classification System for the Flat Linear Potin Coinage . This type corresponds with his Group D, which derive from Holman Group C . Holman characterises Group D (Allen F5-7, GC1-2, J1 and J5) as having large flans and striations like Group C but similarities in the obverse to Group E. Crude designs and striations are common. There is often a pellet in the eye ring. The bull is curvilinear with either one or two crescents above, the tail sometimes leading straight into what looks like a crescent but is taken to be part of the tail. Given the variability of the series, Holman suggests a degree of flexibility, where the features given are not taken to be exact. There are seven subgroups in Group D, of which this is the second: Subgroup D2 is extremely rare, linked by similar reverses of a bull of Group C type. They are rough and variable size. They are 16-16.5mm and 2.0g. Next in the chronological sequence is Holman D3 . The previous type is Holman D1 . The previous group is Holman C and the next is Holman E . The illustrated coin is in the Portable Antiquities Scheme database ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ).

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

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