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Gold Stater
| Issuer | Osismii (Gallia Armorica) |
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| Year | 200 BC - 100 BC |
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| Value | 1 Stater (1) |
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| Obverse description | Stylized Celtic head facing right, rendered in the characteristic La Tène artistic tradition with highly abstracted features. The effigy is encircled by decorative strings of pellets or pearls, framing the design in the field. A cross motif appears above the head, a typical geometric embellishment found on Armorican coinage of this period. The facial features are boldly rendered in high relief, with the hair depicted as flowing, schematized strands. No legend or inscription is present, consistent with the anepigraphic tradition of the Osismii tribe. |
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| Reverse description | An androcephalic horse leaping to the left, its human-faced head rendered in the deeply abstracted Celtic style characteristic of Armorican coinage. A mounted warrior or rider figure appears above the horse's back, fragmented and stylized in typical La Tène fashion. Beneath the horse lies a prostrate human figure, a motif frequently interpreted as a defeated enemy or sacrificial subject. Subsidiary decorative elements, including pellets and curved lines, animate the field around the composition. The design is anepigraphic, with no legend or inscription. |
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| Mintage | ND (200 BC - 100 BC) |
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