Potin Unit Nipples / Dump / Holman G1 60 BC - 45 BC

Weight

1.1 g

Diameter

13.3 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Potin

Shape

Round (irregular)

Edge Type

NA

Technique

Cast

Front design

Outline head of Apollo right, with line down centre of neck, sometimes central pellet in ring, small flan.

Back design

Crude linear bull, usually indeterminate direction, central pellet, two crescents above. Exergual line below.

Year of Minting

60 BC - 45 BC

Ruler

NA

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Variable alignment ↺

Inscriptions

NA

Context

Allen Type: M1, M2, M3, N1. Mack 23: Class 2 (small module). Head left, eye of pellet in annulet. Bull left, pellet beneath (Allen M2). See Holman G1/5-1, G1/5-2. Van Arsdell ‘Dump Type’. Van Arsdell Classification: Cantian E, Adjustment Period . His corresponding varieties are: VA 135 - 01 (Early Dump Type, 50-45BC, Holman G1/6-1): Obverse outline head of Apollo right, pronounced pellet in centre of head. Reverse bull made up of straight lines, pronounced pellet in centre of bull, often not possible to determine which way bull faces. VA 136 - 01 (Holman G1/5-1): As VA 135 - 01 but head of Apollo left. Chris Rudd (ABC) ‘Nipples’. David Holman proposes a detailed classification in A New Classification System for the Flat Linear Potin Coinage . These coins correspond with his Group G, which derive from Holman Group F . Holman characterises Group G (Allen Class II) as the latest and most degraded of the series and have a significantly smaller diameter (11.0-14.5mm). Striations appear for the final time in the early stages of the group. The crudity of the designs and number of variants makes detailed classification problematic. Given the variability of the series, Holman suggests a degree of flexibility, where the features given are not taken to be exact. There are four subgroups in Group G, of which this is the first: Subgroup G1 (including Allen M1, reduced M2, M3, N1) have a recognisable head with a large eye pellet that projects further from the surface (while the reverse pellet may not be). The reverse still has two crescents above the bull but they are no longer joined to the body by a tail. It is sometimes possible to guess at which direction the bull is supposed to be facing. Striations are found. The coins are 12-14.5mm and 0.8-1.5g, usually with a reverse orientation of 3h. Next in the chronological sequence is Holman G2 . The previous type is Holman F4 . The previous group is Holman F .

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

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