Katalog
| Emittent | Boii |
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| Jahr | 200 BC - 1 BC |
| Typ | Standard circulation coin |
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| Aversbeschreibung | Plain, deeply concave field with no design elements or inscriptions, characteristic of the Muschel (shell) type coinage of the Boii tribe. The flan is irregularly shaped, with a smooth, slightly convex rim forming a natural scalloped edge typical of Celtic hammered gold coinage. The surface bears the natural flow lines and tool marks consistent with hand-struck production. The entire field is devoid of figural or symbolic imagery, presenting a purely abstract, bowl-like concavity. |
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| Rand | Plain |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
The Boii were among the most powerful Celtic tribes of Central Europe, controlling territories across what is now Bohemia — a name derived directly from their own. Their gold coinage was struck not for state administration in any Roman sense, but to pay warriors, settle obligations, and move wealth laterally through a tribal economy. By the later issues of this series, the tribe was already under severe pressure: the Marcomanni drove them from Bohemia around 50 BC, scattering survivors westward and south into the Po Valley.
Kostial 55 places this fractional within the Muschel typology, a classification built on the distinctive shell-like surface treatment characteristic of this die group.