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1/4 Stater Regenbogenschüsselchen IV A Type
| Issuer | Vindelici |
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| Year | 175 BC - 50 BC |
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| Value | 1/4 Stater (5) |
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| Reverse description | Concave reverse featuring a torque motif rendered as a raised arc encircling the central field, within which five bold raised pellets are arranged in a quincunx pattern. The pellets are prominent and well-defined, characteristic of the Type IV A classification of the Regenbogenschüsselchen series. The flan is irregular in outline with the torque terminal visible at the lower margin, and the field is unlettered. |
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| Mintage | ND (175 BC - 50 BC) |
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The Regenbogenschüsselchen — "rainbow cups" in German — earned their name from the folklore surrounding their discovery: farmers plowing fields across Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg believed the small, dish-shaped gold pieces appeared where rainbows touched the earth. The Vindelici, a Celtic tribal group centered in what is now southern Germany, produced these struck coins without ever developing a coinage tied to a centralizing political authority, making attribution to specific mints or rulers largely impossible.
The quarter-stater fraction was the workhorse denomination of this tradition, likely facilitating trade along routes connecting the Alpine passes to the Danube corridor.