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Hexadrachm Biatec Type
| Issuer | Boii |
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| Year | 75 BC - 1 BC |
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| Value | Hexadrachm (6) |
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| Obverse description | Jugate busts of two male figures conjoined right, identified as Honos and Virtus, one laureate and the other helmeted; the portraits are rendered in a bold Celtic adaptation of Hellenistic style, with pronounced facial features typical of the Bratislava-group coinage. The busts are depicted in strong relief against a plain field, characteristic of the Biatec series silver hexadrachms. |
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| Reverse description | A male rider depicted in full gallop to right astride a hippogriff, a fantastical hybrid creature combining the foreparts of an eagle with the hindquarters of a horse; the figure is rendered in the dynamic, stylised Celtic artistic tradition. The legend BIATEC appears in the exergue in Roman capital letters, without flanking parallel lines framing the inscription. The composition exhibits strong relief and vigorous movement, characteristic of the high-quality die engraving associated with the Boian mint at Bratislava. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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