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Gold 1/4 Stater - East Wiltshire Vale of Pewsey
| Issuer | Dobunni tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 55 BC - 45 BC |
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| Reference(s) | ABC#2107 |
| Obverse description | Highly stylised and abstracted design derived from a classical laureate head, rendered in the Celtic curvilinear tradition. The field displays bold sweeping arcs and comma-shaped pellet-tipped motifs arranged symmetrically, representing a heavily schematised wreath or hair. A prominent pellet-in-ring device occupies the upper central field, likely a vestigial eye element. The composition is divided by a vertical ridge descending from the central pellet, with flanking crescent-shaped raised ridges framing the design in a fluid, non-representational manner characteristic of late Iron Age British coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Stylised disjointed horse motif facing right, rendered in the abstract Celtic artistic tradition typical of late Iron Age British quarter staters. The horse is highly schematised, with curved body elements, pellet-in-annulet ornaments, and decorative circular devices filling the field. Flowing curved lines and crescent forms surround the horse, with a beaded or rope-pattern border encircling the design. The overall composition reflects the progressive abstraction from the original Macedonian gold stater prototype, characteristic of the Dobunnic coinage of the Vale of Pewsey region. |
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| Mintage | ND (55 BC - 45 BC) |
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