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Drachm Simmering and Réte Type
| Issuer | Boii of Southwestern Slovakia |
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| Year | 100 BC - 1 BC |
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| Diameter | 14 mm |
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| Obverse description | Highly abstracted Celtic design featuring a horizontal Y-shaped element rendered in relief above a row of three arches, the whole composition resting upon a horizontal ground line. The design derives from a severely schematised devolution of a classical head type, reduced to geometric and curvilinear elements characteristic of the Boian coinage tradition. The field is otherwise plain, with no legend or inscription. The flan is irregular and moderately compact, consistent with hand-struck Celtic silver coinage of the late La Tène period. |
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| Reverse description | A highly stylised Celtic horse prancing to the left, rendered in bold, deeply struck relief with a distinctly abstract La Tène artistic idiom. The body of the horse is formed from flowing, curved lines with pellet-tipped limbs clearly visible beneath the torso, and a sweeping neck and head oriented to the left. A prominent annulet with a small central pellet is positioned above the horse's back in the upper field, serving as a characteristic identifying symbol of this type. The composition fills the flan dynamically, with no inscription or legend present. The overall style reflects the advanced schematisation typical of Boian silver coinage of the late La Tène period. |
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| Mintage | ND (100 BC - 1 BC) |
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