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Obol Magdalensberg Type
| Issuer | Kingdom of Noricum |
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| Year | 200 BC - 1 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Flat, nearly blank flan with a smooth, slightly convex surface and highly irregular flan shape typical of hand-struck Celtic coinage. The field displays no intentional design elements, bearing only the natural texture and oxidation of the silver surface. The absence of imagery reflects the primitive striking technique characteristic of the smallest denominations produced in Noricum during the late Iron Age. |
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| Mintage | ND (200 BC - 1 BC) |
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Noricum's silver obols are among the most debated issues in Celtic numismatics — small enough to have been produced by local tribal minting centers rather than any centralized authority, and sufficiently uniform in weight to suggest organized production nonetheless. The kingdom maintained unusually close commercial ties with Roman merchants before formal annexation in 15 BC, and these tiny pieces likely facilitated small-scale exchange along the Amber Road corridor through the eastern Alps. Magdalensberg itself was the principal oppidum of Noricum, a site where Roman traders established a permanent commercial presence well before the legions arrived.