Potin aux animaux affrontés, classe II - c. 60-50 AC.
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Carus Potin Tetradrachm of Alexandria. Year 1 = 282/283 AD. A K MA KAPOC CEB, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / Dikaiosyne standing left holding scales & cornucopiae, LA to left. Geissen 3161, Dattari 5565.
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There are also potin and bronze regal coins (undated) of a later period, usually having a regal head on each side (probably the Characenian king and his Arsacid (?) suzerain) and inscription in Aramaic (see Drouin, p. 211 f; cf. Babelon, p. 246 f.).
Egyptian Imperial Medallions and Coins, in silver, potin, and copper, struck by the Roman Emperors in Egypt. Ancient Persian Coins of the Arsasidae. Do. of the Sassanidae. Do. of the Kings of the Bosphorus, &c. &c. &c.
Returning to Alexandria we see a bronze (potin) tetradrachm of Probus (year 1=276 AD). By the time of this coin the bronze drachms were no longer being made and the 'silver' tetradrachms contained only a trace of the precious metal.
For some coins they have used potin (an alloy of lead and copper) and Billon (an alloy of silver and copper). Numismtic studies played crucial role in deciphering history of Satavahana dynasty.
Many of the following coins are cast from base metal called Potin. As with most cast items, they are generally centered and features are not always as distinct as they are with struck coinage, even on high-grade specimens.
Autonomous Issue, AE20 Potin, 80-20 BC, Celtic-Remi Tribe
(No legend)
Bucranium facing
(No legend)
Bear standing right, attacking snake
De La Tour 8351; Mon XV 1301
Ex Ancient Imports, 2003 ...
These circulated for hundreds of years, and it is rare to find one that grades above Fine. The billon tetradrachm was later debased by replacing silver with lead, until its alloy became potin.
124a GAUL, The Remi. 1st Century BC. Potin 21mm. Warrior with wnd-blown hair advancing right,holding spear & torque/Animal walking right/Animal walking right. cf. De la Tour-8124. SG-136. GVF/F. $115 ...
In his account of his two raids Caesar notes scornfully that the Britons still used sword blades as currency. However a number of the Celtic tribes had begun to mint their own coins of gold, silver, bronze and potin (alloys of copper and tin).
From one of the former in the British Museum, in potin, the portrait annexed has been engraved. They are all of great rarity.
 See also: Ancient, Coinage, Coin, Struck, Legend
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