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Gold 1/4 Stater - Belgae Ringed Horse Right
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 55 BC - 45 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Highly stylised rendering of a wreath in the La Tène artistic tradition, composed of multiple horizontal bands of pellet-and-bar ornament occupying the central field. A cogwheel or rayed solar motif is prominently positioned at the top of the design. Flanking the central composition to the left and right are curved, claw-like elements interpreted as bear's paws, each rendered with characteristic Celtic abstraction. The overall design is anepigraphic and exhibits the bold, curvilinear aesthetic typical of late Iron Age British coinage derived from earlier Macedonian prototypes. |
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| Reverse description | A highly abstracted horse depicted in right profile, rendered in the energetic La Tène curvilinear style characteristic of Atrebatic coinage. The body of the horse is delineated by sweeping, sinuous lines, with the limbs reduced to flowing curves rather than naturalistic forms. A prominent annulate or ring motif appears beneath the horse, giving this type its name. A rayed sunburst or solar symbol is positioned above the horse's back, while a multi-petalled rosette occupies the field to the front of the animal. The design is entirely anepigraphic, with no inscription or legend. |
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The Atrebates occupied the territory roughly corresponding to modern Berkshire, Hampshire, and West Sussex — the same ground Julius Caesar crossed during his British expeditions of 55 and 54 BC. These fractional gold pieces circulated within a tribal economy where coins functioned as much as prestige objects and gift-exchange tokens as everyday transaction currency. The ring motif surrounding the horse is a diagnostic feature of ABC 818 and helps distinguish it from closely related Atrebatic quarter stater types struck across the same decades.