Word: gaulish
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...oldest pieces of the ancient British series date about 150 B. C. and are found equally in France and Southern England. They are believed by some to be Gaulish but are probably copied from a Gaulish type. The original prototype is the Phillipus of Phillip of Macedon which shows on the abverse a concrete bust and on the reverse a biga. Two other coins in this group are attributed to the Icent and are dateable shortly before Caesar's invasion...
...oldest coins in the collection of British money date back to 150 B. C. These coins are found equally in France and Southern England and are believed by some to be Gaulish but it is more likely that they are copied from a Gaulish type...
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