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1/4 Stater with lyre and rowel
| Issuer | Riedones |
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| Year | 200 BC - 100 BC |
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| Reference(s) | LT#–, DT#– |
| Obverse description | Stylized male head facing right, rendered in the characteristic La Tène Celtic artistic tradition. The hair is elaborately depicted as a mass of flowing curved locks and spiral volutes radiating across the field, dissolving the naturalistic prototype into abstract decorative elements. Facial features, including a pronounced eye, nose, and chin, remain discernible amid the highly stylized treatment. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, with no legend or inscription present. The overall design reflects the progressive abstraction of the Hellenistic portrait prototype common among Armorican Celtic coinages. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized horse galloping left, depicted in the dynamic Celtic manner with exaggerated musculature and elongated limbs. Above the horse's back appears a charioteer or rider figure, reduced to schematic form, alongside a lyre-like or fan-shaped ornamental motif. Beneath the horse, a spoked wheel or rowel is prominently displayed in the lower field, accompanied by scattered pellets or globules. The composition is characteristic of the Armorican Riedones coinage tradition, with no inscription or legend present. |
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| Edge | Plain, irregular |
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