Bronze Unit Hengistbury Hairy

Issuer	Durotriges tribe (Celtic Britain)
Year	10-45
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Obverse description	Highly stylised facing head rendered in abstract Celtic manner, dominated by a prominent central vertical ridge representing the nose, flanked by two deeply incised spiral or concentric-circle motifs indicating the eyes. The surrounding field is covered with dense diagonal and parallel lines evoking hair or facial texture, giving rise to the 'Hairy' type designation. A bold semicircular arc at the lower portion of the flan suggests the chin or lower face, while the overall composition fills the flan to its irregular edges. No legend or inscription is present.
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Reverse description	A central vertical line of multiple pellets runs through the field, forming the primary design axis. Crescentic or fingernail-impression devices are arranged at right angles to this central spine and distributed around the border, creating a structured yet rhythmically abstract pattern characteristic of late Durotrigan cast bronze coinage. The border area is further articulated by additional pellet or lunate impressions. The design is uninscribed and entirely geometric-decorative in nature, with no figural elements.
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Mintage	ND (10-45)
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