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Bronze Stater 'Durotrigan J'
| Issuer | Durotriges tribe |
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| Year | 30 BC - 10 AD |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Highly stylised and abstracted head derived from the classical Apollo prototype, rendered in the debased Celtic tradition characteristic of late Durotrigan coinage. The facial features are reduced to schematic linear elements distributed across the field, with the hair rendered as a series of diagonal striated lines radiating from the crown. The overall design shows the advanced stage of artistic debasement typical of this series, with individual elements barely recognisable from the original Macedonian stater prototype. No legend or inscription present. The surface retains a green patina consistent with prolonged burial. |
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| Reverse description | Highly stylised disjointed horse motif, reduced to an arrangement of prominent raised pellets and curved linear elements distributed across the field, a hallmark of the late Durotrigan bronze coinage. The horse's body is represented by a curved bar or spine flanked by multiple large globular pellets suggesting limbs and body mass, with further pellets arranged in an arc above, likely representing the tail or mane. Subsidiary decorative elements including small leaf-like forms appear in the lower field. No legend or inscription present, consistent with the anonymous, uninscribed character of this type. |
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| Mintage | ND (30 BC - 10 AD) |
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