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Drachm with hippophorus
| Issuer | Pictones |
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| Year | 80 BC - 50 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Stylized head facing right, rendered in the Celtic abstract tradition, with schematized facial features and hair depicted as flowing strands terminating in pellets or globules. The effigy is enclosed within a border of beaded cordwork, framing the design in the field. The overall treatment reflects the Gaulish artistic convention of geometric simplification rather than naturalistic portraiture. |
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| Reverse description | A horse galloping to the right, guided by a charioteer or runner positioned ahead and extending the right hand forward in a leading gesture. Beneath the horse, between its legs, appears a hippophorus figure — a characteristic motif of Pictones coinage. The composition is rendered in the flowing, energetic Celtic style, with the horse's body conveying dynamic movement across the field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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