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1/4 Stater - Dubnovellaunos Pentagram
| Issuer | Cantii tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 30 BC - 10 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Blank convex field devoid of explicit imagery, exhibiting a characteristic domed or biconvex profile typical of Celtic quarter stater flans. A single raised transverse band bisects the centre of the flan horizontally, a residual abstract element derived ultimately from the wreathed head of earlier Macedonian prototypes. The surface displays the irregular, granular texture consistent with hammered gold coinage of Late Iron Age Britain. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised horse prancing to the right, rendered in the dynamic abstract manner characteristic of Late Iron Age Celtic coinage. A pellet is placed beneath the horse's neck, and a prominent pellet-in-ring motif appears above the animal, accompanied by three additional pellets in the field. A pentagram, the defining type feature of this Dubnovellaunos issue, is positioned below the horse. The horse is depicted wearing a necklace or torc, a motif common to Cantian coinage of this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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