Well I simply bought this coin just cause of the way it looked. I know nothing at all about these kind of coins. All I know is it is a Celtic coin and nothing else except what the seller described. I have never read anything about Celtic coins but this one just stood out to me. I probably paid to much but oh well, I like it whatever it is. $54 shipped Sellers description A Celtic Gaul potin coin of Senones. From around the 1st Century BC. Cast. Obverse shows warrior's head right; reverse shows horse left. Diameter approx 17mm, weight approx 4.61g.
.hmm..it may be a barbarous barbarous.......they were the greatest and the 1st abstract artist of the world....it will be a great piece to start learning on i'm sure.. and they are interesting coins..i only have one Celtic (that i know of) and it's a bronze tet of Phillip ll of Macedon...(after 15 years i STILL cannot make out a face!)
Very nice looking coin!.... Maybe take a look at a recent post I think it's the same as yours by @Roerbakmix https://www.cointalk.com/threads/is-this-a-prutah-or-a-lead-seal-of-some-sort-thanks.360654/
Looks very much like one I have (that isn't handy and I don't have a photograph, sorry). The Senones are the tribe to which this type is attributed. It's a very nice bit of Celtic art.
Nice new addition! What's distinct about the so-called Celtic potins is that they were cast, not struck. Your example is better than mine: Western Celts: Senones, cast AE ("potin"), ca. 80–50BC, north-western Gaul, region of Sens. Obv: head with six braids r. Rev: stylized horse l., two pellets in fields. 19mm, 4.66g. Ref: De la Tour 7417; Castelin 701; BMC 389.
Well... that’s a coincidence! CELTS, Senones or Tricasses. Denomination: AE Potin unit, minted: Celtic Gaul; c.100 BC Obv: Head with “wild” hair Rev: Horned horse with long tail, three pellets around Weight: 4.2g; Ø:19mm. Catalogue: BMC.396. Provenance: Ex Eldijk collection; acq.: 09-2019
Once you recognize the Kugelwange type, it's easier to see the face: Here is a silver unit, of somewhat less crude design than yours. The Yours is somewhat off-center, so you only see part of the hair and wreath; the "kugelwange" is the round cheeck; the two dots immediately to the right are the lips, and below is a protruding chin. Above the kugelwange, you'll see the thick brow, and usually, the eye is 'in' the nose. This type of mine is somewhat comparable: Note the extremely large nose. The kugelwange is off-flan.
Kugelwange type Celtic Imitation Philip II 2nd C BCE AR Drachm Kugelwange type- Danube Valley - Ex: Pecunum Auction Celt Imit Philip II 2nd C BCE AR Drachm Zeus Horse pellet-in-annulet above Kugelwange type- Danube Valley - Kostial 508 OTA 204
