The Helvetii gave their name to Helvetia, the name for Switzerland which still appears e.g. on Swiss stamps and coins. The capital town of the Helvetii was Aventicum (modern day Avenches) where one can visit the magnificent Roman amphitheatre, the theatre, baths, sanctuary and an excellent museum.
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| BN 9349 | Helvetii, AR Denarius, fourré, 80-50 BC. 16.5 mm, 1.53 gr. [NIN]NO, head left / MA[VG] beneath boar running left. BN 9349; ABT 530 var; LaTour:-. | Text | Image |
| Castelin 375 | The Helvetii, Celts, Raetia. Gold Stater, 8.4 gr. Imitation of Philip II Stater. ca. 100-80 BC. Head of Apollo right / Celtic representation of horse. Castelin SLM 375. | Text | Image |
| Castelin 875 | Helvetii AR quinarius, ca. 75-25 BC. 12 mm, 1.68 g. Viros type. VIROS, Celticized bust left, wearing torque denoted by four dots. / Horse prancing left, carnyx right above, round shield decorated with a star of six rays at lower left. Castelin [1978], 875; Zurich AK 81; Frey-Kupper, Viros, 5.3. | Text | Image |
| Castelin 905 | Celts, Switzerland, Raetia, the Helvetii. AE23. Double anchor pattern / Ibex or capricorn standing left, head turned right. Castelin SLM 905; La Tour 9361. | Text | Image |
| Castelin 956 | Helvetii AR quinarius, mid 1st century BC. 12 mm, 1.35 g. Palmette comprising of seven curved leaves ornamented with dots, torque above. / Celticized horse prancing left, floral ornament comprising of a circle surrounded by dots in upper right field. Castelin SLM 956; Paris 9322 var (two floral ornaments); LaTour 9322 var (position of floral ornament). | Text | Image |
| Castelin 960 | Helvetii AR quinarius, mid 1st century BC. 11-13 mm, 1.23 g. NINNO, diademed male head left, usually with small wings in hair. / MAVC beneath boar running left. Castelin SLM 960; Paris 9349; DeLaTour 3279; HMZ 1-32a. | Text | Image |
| DLT 8925v | Helvetii, AV Quarter Stater, 120-80 BC. 13.5 mm, 1.70 g. Laureate head right, hair waved, the head surrounded by a wavy line / Horse and chariot with driver left; crescent-shaped wheel beneath horse; grain ear or corn-ear to left; waved border below. LaTour 8925 var; BN 8925-8926, 8928-8931. | Text | Image |
| DLT_9302cf | Celtic Raetia, The Helvetii Base AV Stater. Traces of head of Apollo right / Biga right, driver above, wheel beneath horses. | Text | Image |
| HMZ 1-53 | Helvetii, Potin Zurcher Type. Four semi-circled connected by a central line, sometimes with a dot to right / Horned mountain goat standing left (rarely standing right), head turned back, tail raised in an S shape. HMZ 1-53; LaTour 9361. | Text | Image |
| HMZ 1-54 | Helvetii, Potin "La Tene" type. Male head left with three waved locks of hair / Horned celticized horse right with upright mane and raised tail, horizontal line joining its legs. HMZ 1-54. | Text | Image |
