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1/4 Stater Class V
| Issuer | Parisii |
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| Year | 60 BC - 40 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Highly stylised effigy of Apollo facing right, rendered in the abstract La Tène artistic tradition. A double volute motif is positioned before the face, a club appears below the chin, and a zig-zag line adorned with pellets occupies the lower field. The facial features are schematically depicted, characteristic of late Gaulish coinage design. The overall composition reflects the progressive abstraction from earlier Greek prototypes. |
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| Reverse description | A bridled horse galloping to left, rendered in the dynamic and ornate style typical of Parisii coinage. An elaborately stylised wing motif appears above the horse, while a rosette and fleuron are positioned below. The design elements are rendered with characteristic Gaulish abstraction, with secondary symbols filling the field in a manner consistent with Class V quarter staters attributed to this tribe. The composition is energetic and decorative, demonstrating the high artistic quality of Parisii die-cutting. |
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The Parisii occupied the Île de la Cité in the Seine — the same island that would later anchor Roman Lutetia. Their quarter staters circulated during the decades bracketing Caesar's Gallic campaigns, and the progressive abstraction of the coinage across classes is thought to reflect mounting disruption to trade networks and craftsman continuity as Roman military pressure intensified after 58 BC. Class V sits near the end of that sequence. The DT#84 / LT#7796 classification places it firmly within a typological framework established by Delestrée and Tache, whose die studies remain the primary reference for Belgic and Sequanian series.