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Billon Unit 'Crab Type'
| Issuer | Durotriges tribe |
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| Year | 10-43 |
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| Reference(s) | Sp#373, V#1285, Mack#371 |
| Obverse description | Central cross composed of pellet groups dividing the field into four quarters, with a single letter of the retrograde inscription C-R-A-B placed in each angle between the arms of the cross. The design is executed in a schematic, late Celtic idiom characteristic of Durotrigan coinage, with the pellets rendered in low relief on an irregularly shaped flan. The overall composition reflects the highly stylised and abbreviated treatment common to the small billon issues of this tribe in the final pre-Roman conquest period. |
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| Obverse lettering | C R A B |
| Reverse description | Highly stylised eagle depicted facing left with its head turned back to the right, rendered in the abstract Celtic artistic tradition typical of late Durotrigan billon issues. The bird's body, wings, and tail are suggested by broad, sweeping incuse lines and irregular relief areas rather than naturalistic detail. The design is a debased derivative of earlier Armorican and Gaulish prototypes, reduced to a schematic arrangement of curves and masses on the irregular flan. No legend or additional devices are present in the field. |
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