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1/2 Stater with wolf and kneeling charioteer
| Issuer | Aulerci Eburovices |
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| Year | 150 BC - 50 BC |
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| Reference(s) | DT#2386, LT#7170 |
| Obverse description | Celticized effigy of a laureate Apollo head facing right, rendered in the La Tène artistic tradition with the hair stylized into long, sweeping curls; a single loose strand falls prominently before the forehead, reflecting the progressive abstraction characteristic of Gaulish coinage derived from Macedonian prototypes. The facial features are schematically rendered, with pellet or lenticular ornaments typically articulating the hair mass. |
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| Mintage | ND (150 BC - 50 BC) |
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The Aulerci Eburovices, a Belgic Gaulish people settled around what is now Évreux in Normandy, produced a relatively restricted coinage compared to their more prolific neighbors. Their gold issues derive ultimately from Macedonian prototypes that filtered westward through trade and mercenary service, though by the time types like this half stater emerged, any connection to the original models had been radically abstracted through successive die-copying generations.
The kneeling charioteer motif is specific enough to this regional series that it functions as a tribal identifier in the archaeological record — findspot concentrations cluster tightly within Eburovican territory, suggesting limited circulation beyond their own political boundaries.