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1/4 Stater 'Geometric'
| Uitgever | Brittonic, Uncertain tribe |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 65 BC - 40 BC |
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| Techniek | Hammered |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Highly stylised geometric design in the Late Iron Age Celtic tradition, featuring a central cruciform or lightning-bolt motif flanked by sinuous curved elements derived from a heavily abstracted chariot or horse composition. Pellet groupings are distributed across the field, typically arranged in clusters of three or four, serving as decorative fill elements. The overall design is boldly rendered in high relief on an irregular flan, with no legend or inscription present. |
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| Oplage | ND (65 BC - 40 BC) |
| Aanvullende informatie |
These uninscribed gold fractions belong to a phase of British coinage production that predates any readable tribal attribution — the issuing authority is genuinely unknown, not merely unrecorded. They derive ultimately from the Macedonian stater tradition transmitted through Gaulish intermediaries, each generation of copying distorting the original Hellenistic imagery further toward pure abstraction. By the time these quarter staters were struck, that process of stylistic dissolution was essentially complete.
The weight standard is consistent with a deliberate fractional system rather than debased coinage, suggesting organized production rather than ad hoc striking.