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1/4 Gold Stater with Triskeles
| Issuer | Uncertain Gallia Belgica tribes |
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| Year | 150 BC - 100 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a bold triskeles motif rendered in high relief, its three curved arms radiating symmetrically from a central pellet hub in the characteristic La Tène curvilinear style. The triskeles is enclosed within a prominent beaded border of evenly spaced pellets encircling the entire design. The flan is slightly convex and irregular, typical of Celtic hammered gold coinage of the Belgic region. No legend or inscription is present, reflecting the aniconic tradition of the issuing tribes. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized horse prances vigorously to the left in the Celtic abstract manner, its body rendered with bold, simplified musculature characteristic of Belgic coinage. A rider figure or attendant element appears above the horse's back, depicted in highly schematized form. Below the horse, a secondary triskeles motif occupies the lower field, echoing the obverse design and serving as a identifying symbol of the issuing authority. Scattered pellets and geometric ornaments fill the surrounding field. No legend is present; the entire composition exemplifies the dynamic, abstract artistic conventions of late La Tène Celtic numismatic art. |
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The quarter stater format was the dominant fractional denomination among the Belgic tribes, used primarily for mercenary payments and elite exchange rather than everyday commerce. Coins of this type circulated across a broad corridor from the Seine basin into the Rhine lowlands, making precise tribal attribution genuinely contested — LT#8864 and DT#110 aggregate what are almost certainly products of multiple workshops operating within overlapping political spheres.
The gold content of Belgic staters degraded markedly across the second and first centuries BC, making examples from this earlier bracket measurably purer than later issues.