England's Lost History
Celtic Iron Age "Eye Boar" Potin of the Gaul Suessiones Tribe 60-20 BC
A complete Iron Age potin in remarkable condition after two thousand years.
A Continental/Belgic import from the Soissons region (around Soissons in the Aisne dept. of N France. c. 60-20 BC.
The Obverse depicts a head facing right.
The reverse depicts an eye-and-boar motif with pellets and neck torc below. Known as the Soissons Eye Boar potin, an imported coin struck by the Suessiones tribe c 60-20 BC. The Suessiones "six peoples" lived around the river Aisne (Axona "river"). their capital: Noviodunum "New Fort" modern Soissons (Aisne, Picardy), which is named after the tribe.
They were conquered in 57 BC by Julius Caesar.
As a footnote the Celts revered the boar as an emblem of fertility, fearlessness, and strength, but also stubbornness, war, and chaos.
Celtic Iron Age "Eye Boar" Potin of the Gaul Suessiones Tribe 60-20 BC
A complete Iron Age potin in remarkable condition after two thousand years.
A Continental/Belgic import from the Soissons region (around Soissons in the Aisne dept. of N France. c. 60-20 BC.
The Obverse depicts a head facing right.
The reverse depicts an eye-and-boar motif with pellets and neck torc below. Known as the Soissons Eye Boar potin, an imported coin struck by the Suessiones tribe c 60-20 BC. The Suessiones "six peoples" lived around the river Aisne (Axona "river"). their capital: Noviodunum "New Fort" modern Soissons (Aisne, Picardy), which is named after the tribe.
They were conquered in 57 BC by Julius Caesar.
As a footnote the Celts revered the boar as an emblem of fertility, fearlessness, and strength, but also stubbornness, war, and chaos.