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Gold 1/4 Stater - Regni Compton Wheel
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 65 BC - 50 BC |
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| Reference(s) | ABC 1000-1003 |
| Obverse description | Stylised and highly abstracted wreath or branch motif rendered in the characteristic Celtic geometric tradition, composed of diagonal hatched lines and undulating wave-like striations radiating from a central point in a wheel-like arrangement. The design occupies the entire field of this small flan, with pellet or globular elements visible amid the flowing linear patterns. The composition reflects the Compton Wheel type, a distinctive artistic convention of the Atrebates-Regini coinage in which the original Macedonian wreath prototype has been progressively transformed into a purely abstract decorative scheme. The irregular flan edges are typical of hammered Celtic coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised Celtic horse prancing to the left occupies the lower portion of the field, rendered with characteristic abstraction typical of southern British Iron Age coinage. Above and around the horse are scattered decorative elements including a prominent pellet-in-ring motif, a crescent or lunate symbol with beaded lower border, a twisted or braided torque-like object, and additional pellets dispersed across the field. The horse's body is boldly modelled in high relief with a segmented or ringed neck, and a large globular element appears beneath the animal. The overall composition is animated and fills the flan entirely, displaying the energetic Celtic artistic style associated with the Atrebates-Regini quarter stater series. |
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| Mintage | ND (65 BC - 50 BC) |
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