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Drachm
| Issuer | Carnutes (Gallia Armorica) |
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| Year | 200 BC - 100 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Stylized Celtic male head facing left, rendered in the characteristic La Tène artistic tradition with schematic, deeply cut facial features. The hair is depicted as bold, flowing strands radiating outward from the crown, adorned with a wreath or torque-like headband. Pellet ornaments and lenticular eye motifs are visible in the field, typical of Armorican Celtic coinage. The overall treatment is abstract and vigorous, reflecting the regional Celtic engraving style of the late second to early first century BC. |
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| Reverse description | A small anthropomorphic figure, identified as a dog or rider, is depicted seated atop a horse galloping to the right, rendered in a schematic Celtic style with dotted ornamental detailing along the horse's body and mane. The horse is shown in full stride with exaggerated musculature typical of Armorican Celtic coinage. In the exergue, a triskelion motif — a three-armed rotational symbol common on coins of the Carnutes — is prominently placed beneath the horse, serving as a tribal emblem. The field is plain with no inscriptions, consistent with the uninscribed coinage of this Gaulish tribe. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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