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Gold Plated 1/4 Stater - East Wiltshire Savernake Wheel Contemporary Counterfeit
| Issuer | Dobunni tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 55 BC - 45 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Stylised, abstracted head of Apollo facing right, rendered in the late Iron Age Celtic tradition with highly schematised facial features derived from classical prototypes. The wreath is reduced to a decorative linear pattern, with pelleted crescents disposed below the head, and a prominent pelleted spike projecting from the design. The treatment reflects the characteristic British Celtic artistic convention of geometric abstraction rather than naturalistic portraiture. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised horse prancing right, rendered in the distinctive Celtic geometric manner, with a double tail and a strap or harness element depicted around the belly. Pellet-in-ring motifs adorn the shoulder and haunch of the animal. A solar spiral occupies the upper field above the horse's back, while a seven-spoked wheel is positioned in the lower field beneath the horse, serving as the principal reverse type from which this coin series takes its name. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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