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1/4 Stater with boat and rings
| Issuer | Morini |
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| Year | 70 BC - 50 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A stylized tree or branching motif occupies the central field, flanked on either side by horizontal ornamental symbols characteristic of late Gaulish coinage. Below the central device, a curved broken line in the form of a sickle or lunate arc is present, accompanied by two pointed annular rings. The composition reflects the highly abstract geometric vocabulary typical of Belgic Celtic coinage of the late Iron Age. |
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| Mintage | ND (70 BC - 50 BC) |
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The Morini occupied the coastal territory of what is now the Pas-de-Calais and West Flanders — the same stretch of coastline Caesar described with particular frustration in his Gallic War accounts, noting the tribe's repeated retreats into dense forests whenever Roman columns advanced. They were among the last Belgic peoples formally subdued, resisting into the mid-50s BC. This quarter stater falls squarely within that period of pressure and conflict.
The "var." designation against LT#8722 signals a die combination or minor type distinction not fully catalogued by Laffaille and Tautel — not unusual for Morini coinage, where small regional workshops produced runs too limited for systematic documentation.