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Gold Stater of Tasciovanos
| Issuer | Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 15 BC - 10 BC |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a horizontal tablet or band bearing the two-line inscription TASCI / RICON in bold, somewhat irregular Latin capitals, occupying the majority of the flan. Above and below the inscribed panel, groups of vertical parallel lines are rendered in a stylised, abstract Celtic decorative manner, evoking the degraded branch or wreath motifs ultimately derived from Macedonian prototypes. The design is executed in low relief with a characteristically Celtic abstraction, with the lettering serving as the primary heraldic device. The flan is irregular and slightly concave, typical of hammered Celtic coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic, stylised horse rendered in the abstract Celtic tradition gallops or leaps to the right, its body formed of curvilinear and pellet-terminated lines with strongly schematised musculature. A large pellet or annulet appears beneath the horse, and additional pellets and abstract curvilinear forms fill the field, characteristic of Late Iron Age British coinage derived from Philippic gold stater prototypes. The overall composition is vigorous yet deeply abstracted, with individual elements of the equine figure dissolving into ornamental shapes. The flan edge is irregular and slightly buckled, consistent with hammered production. |
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| Edge | Plain, irregular |
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