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1/3 Stater Muschel Type
| Issuer | Boii |
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| Year | 200 BC - 1 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Reverse description | Anepigraphic reverse displaying an abstracted, highly stylized design in low to medium relief, consistent with the Celtic Muschel type tradition. A schematic, curvilinear motif occupying the central field is interpreted as a highly abstracted horse or zoomorphic figure, rendered with bold, flowing lines and limb-like projections radiating toward the irregular flan edge. The surrounding field is recessed and textured, with short linear strokes extending toward the periphery. The design reflects the characteristic late La Tène Celtic artistic style of geometric abstraction. |
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| Mintage | ND (200 BC - 1 BC) |
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The Boii were among the most powerful Celtic groups in central Europe, occupying the territory of modern Bohemia — a name derived directly from their own. This fractional gold piece belongs to a coinage tradition developed after the Boii absorbed Greek monetary influence during their migrations through the Balkans in the third century BC, progressively abstracting the original Macedonian stater types into the distinctive schematic forms that define their later issues.
The Muschel designation refers to a classificatory grouping by Kostial, not a mint or issuing body. The Boii had no permanent mint infrastructure; striking was likely episodic, tied to military or political need.