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1/4 Stater Treelike Trophy
| Issuer | Cantii tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 45 BC - 40 BC |
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| Weight | 1.4 g |
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| Obverse description | Essentially blank field displaying the characteristic convex surface of a Celtic quarter stater flan, with faint linear striations near the periphery. The surface is unmarked and featureless at center, typical of the uninscribed obverse tradition of Cantian coinage. The irregular flan edge reflects hand-hammering production techniques common to Late Iron Age British issues. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised tree-like trophy motif occupies the central field, rendered in abstract Celtic geometric style with a cruciform or branching trunk flanked symmetrically by horizontal wavy bar elements representing arms or foliage. Three annulet-and-pellet rings are arranged in an arc above the trophy. Two additional pellet-in-annulet devices appear in the lower field to either side of the central motif, with a horizontal zig-zag or stepped bar element in the lower exergual area. The entire composition is executed in bold relief with no inscriptions, characteristic of pre-dynastic Cantian coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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