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Gold 1/4 Stater Ratham Ringpole Annulet
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 65 BC - 50 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Highly stylised and abstracted Celtic decorative field derived from a disintegrated classical head, rendered in the Late Iron Age artistic tradition. The design comprises a radial composition of interlocking leaf-shaped pellets, curved lines, and lentoid forms emanating from a central annulet, creating a dynamic sunburst-like arrangement. Crescent forms and additional pellets occupy the peripheral field, characteristic of the advanced decomposition of the Macedonian stater prototype. A small ringlet element is visible to the left of the field. No legend or inscription is present, consistent with pre-literate Celtic coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Stylised Celtic horse depicted in profile moving to the right, rendered in characteristic Late Iron Age abstract manner derived from the charioteer and horse motif of the Macedonian gold stater prototype. The horse's body is formed by bold curved lines with elongated limbs, and a prominent ringpole element rises above the animal's back, terminating in a series of pellets arranged in a branching or tree-like formation. A large rayed annulet or wheel motif occupies the lower field beneath the horse, serving as the principal reverse symbol from which the type takes its name. Additional pellets and small annulets are scattered throughout the field; no legend or inscription is present. |
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| Edge | Plain, irregular |
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