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Gold 1/4 Stater - Belgae Petersfield Wreath Face
| Uitgever | Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Jaar | 65 BC - 40 BC |
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| Gewicht | 1.44 g |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Highly stylised and fragmented Celtic interpretation of an Apollo head facing right, rendered in the La Tène artistic tradition. The design is dominated by a prominent wreath or hair arrangement depicted as a series of vertical striated lines across the upper field, separated from the lower facial elements by a beaded horizontal band. A central pellet-in-annulet motif marks the junction of the composition, flanked by wavy lines evoking the hair or laurel strands. The lower portion of the field contains abstracted facial features — including curvilinear cheek and chin forms punctuated by a central pellet — creating the characteristic 'hidden face' effect diagnostic of this type. The entire composition is uninscribed and anepigraphy, consistent with pre-dynastic Celtic coinage of southern Britain. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | A disjointed Celtic horse depicted in motion to the right, its body rendered in characteristic La Tène abstract style with the rump formed by a prominent crescent or moon-shaped arc. The mane is depicted as a ladder or hatched bar running along the neck. A large central pellet or globule appears beneath the horse's body, accompanied by scattered pellets in the field. A sun-wheel or spoked wheel motif is present above the horse, with a further wheel or ring element visible below, both being common Celtic solar symbols. The field is anepigraphy and unmarked by any legend, with the design distributed across the flan in the loose, dynamic manner typical of southern British quarter staters of the late Iron Age. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The Atrebates occupied a territory centered roughly on modern Berkshire and Hampshire, maintaining cross-Channel trade connections with their continental Belgic relatives well into the Roman period. This particular wreath-face type is associated with the Petersfield distribution cluster — a find concentration in east Hampshire that suggests either a local issuing authority or a specific circulation zone tied to a market or tribal boundary. The ABC 773 classification places it within a typological sequence that predates the better-documented coinage of Commius, the Atrebatic king who arrived in Britain after falling out with Caesar around 50 BC.