© Laboratoire Arc'Antique, Nantes
© Laboratoire Arc'Antique, Nantes
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In the 3rd century BC, in order to trade, the GAaulic people abandoned the practice of bartering, and introduced the use of coins. The first coins created by the various Gallic peoples imitated those made by the Greeks and Romans, but they were fashioned in the Gallic "fashion". On the left, a head in profile is shown surrounded by beaded cords. This face refers to the portraits of emperors that circulated on Roman coins. On the reverse of the coin, on the right, a horse rides a winged figure, an allegory of victory. Aso, this coin finds its origin in the coins of King Philip II, which featured the portrait of the Macedonian king on one side, and a chariot on the other.