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1/2 Stater - Alexander III Kolchis imitation
| Issuer | Bastarnae Celto-Scythians |
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| Year | 100 BC - 100 AD |
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| Value | 1/2 Stater = 10 Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Highly stylized and schematically rendered head facing right, derived from the prototype of Alexander III of Macedon, reduced to abstract geometric forms characteristic of Celto-Scythian die-cutting. A tamga-like symbol resembling the Cyrillic character 'ұ' and a single pellet appear before the face in the left field. The design is executed in a bold, deeply cut relief with strongly conventionalized linear features, reflecting a significant departure from the Hellenistic original. |
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| Reverse description | Stylized figure of Nike standing facing, highly abstracted into a schematic form with outstretched arms or wings rendered as bold linear strokes, derived from the Macedonian stater reverse type. Nine pellets are distributed around the figure in the field, a characteristic decorative element of Celto-Scythian imitative coinage. The overall design is deeply struck in a primitive, geometric style typical of barbarous imitations of the Kolchis-type Alexander stater series. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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