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Hexadrachm Ainorix Type
| Issuer | Boii |
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| Year | 200 BC - 1 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of a youthful male figure facing left, rendered in the schematized Celtic artistic style with stylized hair curls framing the face. An upright branch is depicted before the bust in the left field, serving as a symbolic device. A serpent is shown coiling behind the head in the right field. The flan is irregular and the relief is bold, characteristic of Celtic hammered coinage of the Boii tribe. |
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| Reverse description | A harpy — a winged female creature of classical mythological derivation — is depicted standing to right, with her head turned back to the left in a typical Celtic reinterpretation of Hellenistic motifs. The legend AINO-RIX, partially retrograde, is distributed around the figure in the field, identifying this issue as the Ainorix type and reflecting the Celtic practice of inscribing a ruler's or chieftain's name on coinage. The execution is characteristic of late La Tène Celtic celature, with abstracted forms and energetic line work. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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