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1/4 Stater 'Geometric'
| Uitgever | Brittonic, Uncertain tribe |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 80 BC - 50 BC |
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| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
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| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Round (irregular) |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Boldly struck geometric design covering the entire field, characteristic of the Late British Iron Age 'Geometric' quarter stater series. To the left, a prominent fan or sunburst motif composed of multiple radiating parallel lines rises from a central mound or pellet, evoking a highly abstracted rendering of a head derived from the Macedonian stater prototype. The remainder of the field is dominated by a complex arrangement of incuse and raised rectilinear elements including interlocking stepped rectangles, a central horizontal bar, and a downward-pointing triangle at lower right, all executed in a crisp, angular Celtic geometric style. No inscriptions or legends are present, consistent with the anonymous issues of uncertain Brittonic tribes. The overall composition is highly stylised, representing the final stage of abstraction from the original Hellenistic prototype. |
| Schrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Rand | Plain (irregular) |
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| Oplage | Log in om details te zien |
| Aanvullende informatie |
These tiny fractional staters circulated among tribal networks in southern Britain during a period when coinage was still a relatively new technology north of the Channel, adopted from Gaulish intermediaries rather than Roman contact. The "Geometric" designation reflects the progressive abstraction of the original Macedonian stater prototype — the Apollo head and chariot design imported via Gaul had, by this stage, been so thoroughly transformed through successive die-copying that its origins are unrecognizable to any but specialists.
Tribal attribution remains genuinely unresolved. The piece falls outside the clearer distributional patterns of the Atrebates or Cantii, leaving the issuing authority an open question in the literature.