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Drachm with cross, early series with dolphins wicks in balled commas, axe and globules
| Issuer | Volcæ Tectosages (Gallia Narbonensis) |
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| Year | 230 BC - 160 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Celticized male head facing left, rendered in the stylized La Tène artistic tradition, with pronounced facial features including a large almond-shaped eye, a broad nose, and a necklace of pellets at the neck. The hair is depicted as flowing, lobe-like masses arranged around the cranium. In the left field, two dolphins are positioned with their bodies curving in comma-like forms terminated by globules, serving as a distinctive diagnostic element of this early series. |
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| Reverse description | A broad saltire cross divides the reverse field into four quarters, its arms extending nearly to the coin's edge in characteristic Volcae Tectosages style. In the upper and left quarters, large globular pellets are placed, while the lower quarter features a schematized axe depicted in profile. The right quarter contains an additional pellet. The overall composition reflects the degenerated cross-and-pellet motif derived from earlier Massaliot prototypes, reduced to bold geometric and symbolic elements. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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