Drachm

Issuer	Taurisci (Central and Eastern European Celts)
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Type	Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description	Celticised laureate head of Hercules facing right, rendered in a highly abstracted Celtic artistic idiom derived from Macedonian prototype coinage. The facial features are schematically delineated, with the laurel wreath reduced to a series of stylised pellets or curved strokes along the periphery of the head. The flan is irregular and the relief is flat to moderate, consistent with hand-struck Celtic silver coinage of the period. No legend or inscription appears in the field.
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Reverse description	Highly stylised horse striding or galloping to the left, rendered in the characteristic Celtic abstract manner with the body reduced to bold, simplified forms. The limbs are depicted as schematic lines or pellet-terminated strokes, and the overall composition fills the irregular flan with minimal exergual detail. Scattered pellets or ancillary symbols may appear in the field around the animal. The design is derivative of the Philip II of Macedon tetradrachm reverse type, substantially abstracted through successive Celtic die-cutting generations. No legend or inscription is present.
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