Obol Henkelohr Type

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.