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1/2 Stater - Lysimachos Kolchis imitation
| Issuer | Bastarnae Celto-Scythians |
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| Year | 175 BC - 25 BC |
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| Reference(s) | LT#9603 |
| Obverse description | Highly stylised Celtic rendering of the head of Herakles facing right, derived ultimately from the Lysimachos stater prototype. The facial features are rendered in characteristic La Tène abstraction, with a large schematic eye formed by a pellet within a circular surround, and a boldly delineated nose and chin. The hair is elaborately depicted as a series of sweeping curved lines and comma-shaped locks radiating from the crown. A pellet within an annulet appears before the face in the field, serving as a distinctive diagnostic element of this issue. |
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| Reverse description | Highly abstracted Celtic interpretation of the seated figure of Athena, derived from the reverse of the Lysimachos stater prototype, shown facing left. The figure holds a small Nike or similar figurine in the extended right hand. The original Greek legends flanking the figure have been reduced to a series of horizontal dashes at left and right, reflecting advanced epigraphic degeneration characteristic of Celtic imitative coinage. Three pellets are arranged in the inner left field, and a trident symbol appears to the lower left, further distinguishing this type within the Kolchis imitative series. |
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| Mintage | ND (175 BC - 25 BC) |
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