Number 1 of 3 from the Ken Dorney Auction

I received my auction winnings a couple of days ago, but have only had time to photograph and catalog this one. I will post the others as I get to them.

This is an interesting coin to me since I have been reading several books talking about the Remi of Gaul. This is the first I've noticed for sale from the Remi so I had to bid.

The Remi:
A Belgic people of north-eastern Gaul (Gallia Belgica). The Romans regarded them as a civitas (according to Cicero in the time of the late Republic, was the social body of citizens, united by law). The Remi occupied the northern Champagne plain, on the southern fringes of the Forest of Ardennes, between the rivers Mosa (Meuse) and Matrona (Marne), and along the river valleys of the Aisne and its tributaries the Aire and the Vesle. The Remi were known to be a rather overweight tribe because of their vast supply of food available on the Champagne Plain. In fact, being obese was an honor in the Remi tribe.



Their capital was at Durocortum (Reims, France) the second largest oppidum of Gaul. Allied with the Germanic tribes of the east, they repeatedly engaged in warfare against the Parisii and the Senones, and were renowned for their horses and cavalry.

During the Gallic Wars in the mid-1st century BC, they allied themselves with Julius Caesar. They maintained their loyalty to Rome throughout the entire war, and were one of the few Gallic tribes not to join in the rebellion of Vercingetorix.

A founding myth preserved or invented by Flodoard of Reims makes Remus, brother of Romulus, the namesake and founder of the Remi, having escaped their rivalry instead of dying in Latium.


NORTHEAST GAUL, REMI
AE Potin Unit
OBVERSE: Figure seated facing with legs crossed holding torque and plait of hair
REVERSE: Boar standing right with snake-like ornament above, star below
Struck at unknown Mint, 100-50 BC
21mm, 6.12g
D&T220 // Depeyrot NC VII, 33 // BMC447-9 // DeLaTour8145

Post your Celtic, pig, man with plated hair coins, overweight person or in fact, post what you want. Thanks for looking.

 

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Unusual and interesting coin @Bing I have never seen one like it before.

 

Cool addition @Bing!!

 

Nice! It's interesting how so many Western Celtic coins can look decidedly Eastern in character. Are these types cast or struck? It looks cast.

 

From it's looks in hand, I would say you are correct. Cast.

 

Cool coin, neat type. I have a couple of these in my celtic collection. The seated figure may be the celtic god Cernunnos. Well done, mate!!!

For more information see (interior plate A):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundestrup_cauldron

 

Interesting coin and great historical write-up!

 

I was not aware of this artifact, thank you for posting it!

 

Pretty cool coin and history. Still don't have a Celtic coin yet.

 

Interesting coin Bing. Been kind of wanting lately a Celtic coin of this era, since I don't have one yet.

Btw, am I the only one here who's yet to buy anything from Ken? I feel like the only one lol

 

Man...my budget was so busted. Lots of good coins - this was one I wanted to bid on as well.

 

I hate to say it, but I'm glad your budget was spent. I had my eye on this coin from the first I saw it at auction.

 

Haha! Well, I enjoyed your write up and I'm glad it went to a good home.

I would love to add some Celtic coins to my collection.

 

Very cool Celtic addition, Big bro ... wow, you strayed quite a ways away from your comfort zone!

I have a couple of Celtic coins (wanna see 'em?)

Celtic Tribes of Gaul, Coriosolite Class IIB





Celtic Gaul, Senones AE Cast Potin

 

A neat addition

 

oh wow, that's an awesome celtic coin bing!

here's my strange guy and pork celtic combo!

 

Nice addition @Bing.
For some reason, even though I live in what was Gaul, I still have nothing minted by the celtic tribes

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Oh wow, that is interesting!! I wonder if that god is the same figure (or derivative) as seen on the "dancing mannequin" types of Celtic coins?

 

A very nice and interesting coin, Bing. Beautiful, mystic style, as one often sees and admires in Celtic coinage.
Celtic culture and their coinage is an area of keen interest to me. I recently ventured outside of my usual area (Celtic tribes in Germania - Rhine area) and added a quinarius minted by the Treveri. The Treveri (or Treverer) where neighbors of the Remi, so to speak.
I have often wondered what became of the Celtic tribes with the advent of the romans. In some areas (Gallia seems to have been one) they appear to have morphed into established local tribes? In Germania, however, the situation is unclear, and from what I have read, they simply disappeared, getting caught up in the fierce cross-fire between the Germanic tribes and the Romans. This is an area I need to look closer into.