The Archaeology of British Potin Coinage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11614566 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Colin Haselgrove (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 145 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 99-122 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0066-5983 • E-ISSN: 2373-2288 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00665983.1988.11077845 |
| OpenAlex | W2314338996 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 7 |
This paper reviews the origins, chronology, and changing circulation pattern of the potin coinage of Iron Age Britain. Archaeological evidence suggests that British potins were made in north Kent from the later second century to the late first century B.C. although potins continued in circulation after this. They were the first indigenous coinage, apparently copying cast central Gaulish imitations of the struck bronze coinage of Massalia, and possibly originated in the Medway area. Initially, potins circulated alongside the imported Gallo-Belgic gold coinages and, like them, were probably used as a form of primitive valuable, but in the mid-later first century, their circulation pattern and Junction changed, becoming closely associated with a network of major sites spanning both sides of the Thames estuary and with the later Iron Age developments which accompanied this, notably the elaboration of the well-known ‘Aylesford Complex’. Appendixes list stratified coins and sites with potin finds
Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze · Chronology · Circulation (fluid dynamics · Copying · Geography · Indigenous · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Engineering · History
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2022 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |