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Obol Henkelohr Type

Issuer Kingdom of Noricum
Year 200 BC - 1 BC
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Mintage ND (200 BC - 1 BC)
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Noricum, the Celtic kingdom occupying roughly modern Austria and Slovenia, maintained sophisticated silver coinage traditions well before Roman absorption in 15 BC. The "Henkelohr" designation refers to a loop-ear typological feature observed in the facial rendering on these tiny fractions — a regionalism that helps numismatists distinguish Norican production from the broader La Tène monetary tradition. At 0.58g, these obols represent the smallest denomination in regular Norican circulation, likely used in small-scale market exchange along the amber and iron trade routes the kingdom controlled.

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