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Gold Stater - East Wiltshire Savenake Wreaths
| Issuer | Dobunni tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 45 BC - 40 BC |
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| Currency | Stater |
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| Obverse description | A pair of crossed laurel wreaths arranged diagonally to form an X-pattern across the flan. At the centre, two solid crescents are positioned back-to-back without a spike, creating a vesica-like motif. Four additional solid crescents occupy the angles formed between the wreath arms. The design is rendered in the abstract, stylised manner characteristic of Late Iron Age British Celtic coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised, attenuated horse prancing to the right, rendered in the schematic Celtic artistic tradition with a pellet-formed mane and a tail depicted as a single sweeping line. Above the horse, a solar motif in the form of a six-armed spiral radiates from a central point. Below the horse, a large five-spoked wheel is prominently placed. A torc-like curved motif appears in the field before the horse, a common Iron Age symbolic element. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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