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1/4 Stater Pegasus

Issuer Cantii tribe (Celtic Britain)
Year 35 BC - 30 BC
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Value 1/4 Gold Stater
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Obverse description Plain, nearly featureless field displaying three raised linear bands in low relief, a hallmark of the highly abstracted Celtic artistic tradition derived from earlier Macedonian stater prototypes. The surface is largely unadorned, with the raised bands serving as the sole decorative and identifying motif. No legend, inscription, or figural element is present. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, consistent with hand-struck Celtic quarter stater production of the late first century BC.
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Reverse description A stylised winged horse (Pegasus) depicted in a dynamic cantering posture to the right, rendered in the distinctive curvilinear Celtic artistic style. The body is formed of boldly modelled, flowing lines, with the wings schematically indicated above the back and a prominent raised neck. Pellet and crescent ornaments occupy the field around the figure, and a concentric ring motif appears in the lower field below the horse. No inscription or legend is present, and the flan edges are irregular, typical of hammered Celtic coinage of this period.
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