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Bronze Unit Bear and Bull
| Issuer | Cantii tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 50 BC - 25 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | A bear depicted in profile moving to the right, rendered in the schematic, abstracted style characteristic of Late Iron Age Celtic coinage. A small bird perches upon the bear's back, a distinctive iconographic feature of this Cantian type. The lower portion of the design is bounded by an exergual line composed of a row of pellets. The surrounding border is formed by a ring of raised pellets. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Reverse description | A bull striding to the right, its head shown in near-frontal aspect with prominent, sweeping horns rendered in bold relief — a hallmark of this Cantian issue. The field surrounding the animal is decorated with scattered rings and pellets in the characteristic Celtic decorative idiom. The design is executed in a schematic, stylised manner typical of Late Iron Age British coinage, with no legend present. A pellet border frames the composition. |
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| Mintage | ND (50 BC - 25 BC) |
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