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<p>[QUOTE="Roerbakmix, post: 6575607, member: 100731"]I've just received a fun Celtic group lot from a metal detectorist in the Netherlands. Part of the group lot (largely consisting of Senones potin in medium condition) was this small fragment of a coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1264299[/ATTACH] </p><p>dimensions: 9.3 x 12.7 mm, weighing 1.80 grams. It was broken in antiquity, as can be seen from the uniform patina both on the surfaces and the breaking lines. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would welcome any suggestions what the coin might have looked like if complete. I suspect the diameter once was around 20 mm:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1264305[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>One side looks a bit like a Nervi potin from my collection (the reverse): [ATTACH=full]1264306[/ATTACH]</p><p>weighing 5.8g and 19 mm in diameter.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roerbakmix, post: 6575607, member: 100731"]I've just received a fun Celtic group lot from a metal detectorist in the Netherlands. Part of the group lot (largely consisting of Senones potin in medium condition) was this small fragment of a coin: [ATTACH=full]1264299[/ATTACH] dimensions: 9.3 x 12.7 mm, weighing 1.80 grams. It was broken in antiquity, as can be seen from the uniform patina both on the surfaces and the breaking lines. I would welcome any suggestions what the coin might have looked like if complete. I suspect the diameter once was around 20 mm: [ATTACH=full]1264305[/ATTACH] One side looks a bit like a Nervi potin from my collection (the reverse): [ATTACH=full]1264306[/ATTACH] weighing 5.8g and 19 mm in diameter.[/QUOTE]
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