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1/4 Gold Stater with small bare head Class I
| Issuer | Veneti (Gaulish tribe) |
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| Year | 200 BC - 100 BC |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse description | Celticized bare head of Apollo facing right, rendered in a highly stylized La Tène artistic tradition. Radiating from the head are multiple strands of pellets or pearl strings, each terminating in a small schematic human head, a characteristic decorative motif of this coinage class. The facial features are abstracted, with prominent eye and bold relief typical of Gaulish die-cutting of the second century BC. |
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| Reverse description | A devolved chariot scene rendered in abstract Celtic style, featuring a charioteer driving a cart drawn by a centaur moving to the left; the charioteer holds the reins in his right hand and a long branch surmounted by a vexillum-like pennant in his left. Below the main group, a winged male figure strides or flies to the left, a secondary motif commonly associated with Armorican quarter-stater iconography. The entire composition shows the advanced stylistic degeneration of the original Macedonian prototype, with forms reduced to symbolic and ornamental elements. |
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| Mintage | ND (200 BC - 100 BC) |
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