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Bronze with bird YLLYCCI Class V
| Issuer | Senones |
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| Year | 60 BC - 50 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Highly stylized Celtic design occupying the entire field, featuring a schematized bird rendered in the La Tène decorative tradition. The avian figure is depicted in profile with abstract, curvilinear bodywork, its form dissolving into interlocking comma-shaped and lenticular motifs characteristic of late Gaulish bronzes. A series of small pellets and annulets are arranged along the left periphery, framing the central design. The composition is bold and densely articulated, with raised relief elements creating a dynamic interplay of positive and negative space. No legend is present on this face. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized horse advances to the left in the lower field, rendered in characteristic Gaulish abstract manner with flowing, wave-like lines suggesting musculature and movement. Above the horse, the tribal inscription YLLYCCI is disposed across the upper field in retrograde or irregular Latin lettering, the characters formed with pronounced lenticular terminals and pellet ornaments. A dotted border of annulets encircles the entire design along the periphery. Additional abstract symbols, possibly representing a wheel or solar motif, appear to the right of the inscription. The overall style is consistent with the coinage of the Senones tribe of northeastern Gaul. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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