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1/8 Stater Athena Alkidemos Type
| Issuer | Boii of Bohemia |
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| Year | 200 BC - 101 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Highly schematized and deeply worn effigy of Athena facing right, derived from the Macedonian prototype, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet. The design is rendered in a characteristically Celtic abstract style, with the facial features and helmet crest reduced to bold, irregular relief elements. The flan is small and irregular, typical of this fractional denomination, with the surfaces showing the debased gold alloy's characteristic warm golden tone with copper-patinated areas. The overall execution reflects the progressive stylistic debasement common to late Boian coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Athena Alkis striding to the left, brandishing a shield and spear, rendered in a highly stylized and abstracted Celtic interpretation of the Macedonian Alkidemos type. The figure is substantially degraded from its Hellenistic prototype, with limbs and attributes dissolved into schematic, flowing relief forms characteristic of late Boian artistic convention. A vestigial, illegible legend appears to the right of the figure, reduced to abstract strokes from repeated die copying. The small irregular flan truncates the design at the edges, and the debased gold surface displays characteristic oxidation and patination. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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