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Monetary images of celtic people : primitive figures or expressions of a changing society ? : the case of Arveni, Bituriges, Carnutes, Aedui, Lingones, Meldi, Parisii, Senones and Sequani‎

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The study is based on approximately 600 monetary images attributed to Arverni, Bituriges, Carnutes, Aedui, Lingones, Sequani, Parisii, Meldi and Senones. Monetary images form the largest iconographic set provided by the Celts but paradoxically, they are not considered at their fair value in the current research. Indeed, their study is a relatively recent discipline because the Celts left no text allowing their understanding. The different themes of the images relate to religion, society and aristocracy of Iron Age. The multidisciplinary approach (archaeological, literary and artistic) of this work recreates links between monetary images and the celtic society and compleets many areas of study.