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Drachm with hippophorus

Issuer Namnetes
Year 80 BC - 50 BC
Type Standard circulation coin
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Reverse description A horse galloping to the right in the characteristic Armorican style, its body rendered with energetic, schematic line work typical of late La Tène Celtic coinage. Above or beneath the horse appears a human or anthropomorphic figure — the hippophorus motif — clinging to or accompanying the animal, a distinctive iconographic feature of Namnetes issues referenced under DT 4600-4601. Pellet or annulet ornaments are visible in the field, serving as decorative or symbolic fillers. The overall composition is vigorous and deeply rooted in the abstract Gaulish artistic vocabulary. The flan is irregular and the strike somewhat off-center, as is typical of hammered Gaulish silver drachms.
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Edge Plain (irregular)
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Mintage ND (80 BC - 50 BC)
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