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Highly stylised and abstracted representation derived from a laureate head, retaining only vestigial Celtic linear elements. The upper field displays a bold arc of radiating spikes or hair locks arranged in a fan-like cordon across the upper rim, suggesting the remnant of a wreathed or rayed crown. Below, a curved horizontal bar bisects the field, with schematic angular appendages descending from it, interpreted as the debased remains of a neck and facial features. A cluster of three pellets appears to the right of centre, a decorative motif characteristic of Durotrigan coinage. The design is executed in a purely abstract Celtic idiom with no legible inscription. |
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Boldly executed geometric design featuring a broad cross dividing the flan into four quadrants, consistent with the highly stylised and abstracted horse motif typical of late Durotrigan coinage. The cross arms are strongly raised with angular, wedge-shaped triangular segments filling each quadrant, representing the ultimate degeneration of the classical galloping horse seen on earlier Armorican-derived staters. The overall composition is deeply struck and symmetrical, with the design extending nearly to the irregular flan edge. No inscription or legend is present, and the field is otherwise plain. This purely geometric rendering is diagnostic of the terminal phase of Durotrigan silver coinage production. |
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The Durotriges, occupying what is now Dorset and Somerset, produced some of the most debased and stylistically abstract coinage in pre-Roman Britain — a deliberate regional evolution rather than decline. By the time fractional silver of this type was being struck, the tribe's larger issues had already shed most recognizable Gaulish influence, reducing inherited Macedonian prototypes to near-geometric abstraction. Caesar's campaigns in Gaul between 58 and 50 BC disrupted cross-channel trade networks the Durotriges depended on, likely accelerating both the debasement of larger denominations and the practical need for smaller fractional pieces like this quarter stater.