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Gold Stater - Belgae Para Chute
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 65 BC - 55 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Highly stylised and abstracted head of Apollo facing right, rendered in the La Tène Celtic tradition. The design is composed of curvilinear elements representing the laureate wreath, with leaf-shaped pellets distributed across the field forming the hair and foliage. A bold crescent motif appears prominently to the right, with a second crescent visible near the upper field, likely representing a cloak or decorative neck ornament. Multiple curved lines and comma-shaped forms structure the facial features in a schematic, non-naturalistic manner characteristic of late pre-Roman British Celtic coinage. The flan is irregular and the relief is bold throughout. |
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| Reverse description | A severely disjointed horse depicted in left-facing orientation, its body rendered as a rectangular geometric form in the distinctive Belgic abstract style. The limbs are separated and scattered across the field, with multiple pellets disposed above the horse's back. Below the horse, a pellet grouping accompanies two stylised marine creatures or ambiguous zoomorphic forms, a motif characteristic of the Atrebatic coinage series. The overall composition reflects the advanced degree of schematisation seen in late pre-conquest Belgic gold staters, derived ultimately from the Macedonian gold stater prototype of Philip II. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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