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Didrachm Sattelkopfpferd Type of Inotesti-Racoasa
| Issuer | Dacians of Moldavia |
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| Year | 300 BC - 101 BC |
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| Value | Didrachm (2) |
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| Obverse description | Heavily abstracted and schematised head facing right, rendered in the La Tène Celtic artistic tradition. The facial features are reduced to bold geometric forms, with a cluster of raised pellets representing the hair or crown, and parallel striated lines indicating a helmet or hair mass above the cranium. Isolated pellets and curved relief lines suggest the jaw, chin, and neck in a highly stylised manner. The entire design is devoid of inscription and reflects the progressive barbarisation of the original Macedonian prototype. |
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| Mintage | ND (300 BC - 101 BC) |
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This type belongs to a long sequence of Dacian silver imitations derived ultimately from the coinage of Philip II of Macedon, filtered through successive generations of Celtic intermediaries before reaching the workshops of the Carpathian-Moldavian tribes. The "Sattelkopfpferd" — saddle-head horse — designation refers to a progressive stylistic degeneration tracked by die study across the type's production span, a span of nearly two centuries during which the original Macedonian prototype became increasingly abstracted.
The Inotești-Răcoasa classification places this issue within a specific regional cluster identified through hoard distribution in the eastern Carpathian foothills.