My first Celtic coin

Of Celtic coins, there have been made many in a large area. The coins from Gaul (now roughly France) can be especially fantastic. The coins from the east are more easily recognizable as imitations of Greek types. I love them both very much, they are very original and artistic.
Here's my dancing manikin:



and I have this beautiful coin of the Bellovaci, who lived around Beauvais, that nice town with its extremely high-heeled Gothic cathedral.



And one of my great favorites is this billon stater of the Suessiones, who lived around Soissons, again, a small city with a magnificent Gothic cathedral.

 

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Great acquisition, @Orfew, a very charming type. On my list. I also suffer from a paucity of Celtic coins, but I do have one from the Remi:

Base gold 1/4 stater (10mm, 1.31g), 2nd-1st c. BCE

I understand the Remi were considered to be part of the Belgae, so a mix of Gallic & Germanic, though Caesar regarded them as closer to Gallic than the other Belgae. They sided with Caesar throughout his conquest and were apparently an important source of horses.

Wow, that is a truly amazing coin, @Pellinore!!

 

I love it. A really intriguing obverse!

 

I love everyone's great coins. Thank you for the post.

The coin has forced me to review the Celtic tribes, again. I didn't know anything about the Remi tribe.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remi


As I get older, I have become less and less of an admirer of Julius Caesar. It is hard to ignore his murder of up to a million Gauls and enslavement of an equal number for his own political and financial gain.


(Video clip from HBO's "Rome," depicting Gallic chieftain Vecingetorix's surrender.)

Thank you, again, everyone for sharing.

 

Ye're walcum!

 

Nice coin @Orfew and I sure enjoyed looking at all the others posted.

Here is an excerpt from the latest issue of "Current Archaeology": The die is cast: Investigating Icenian coinage

 

Thanks @dadams for the link to the article. It was a good read.

 

In today's evening light, I made this photo of my Celtic Rainbow Cup, in this case a little potin coin issued by the Batavi tribe (probably), around 50 BC. It was found near the great Celtic temple in Elst (near the Rhine in the Eastern Netherlands). The convex side shows a triquetrum or three-legged swastika, the hollow side shows four Celtic rings. 15 mm, 4.46 gr.

 

And here's another one, issued by the Senones, who lived in the area of Sens (surprise!). Common, but very nice I think.

Potin Senones, 80-50 BC. Obv. Head facing r. with 6 strands of hair. Rev. Horse l. with long whipping tail, two pellets in the field. 20 mm, 3.57 gr. De La Tour 7417. Wildwinds has these coins, too.