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Obol Roseldorf II Type
| Issuer | Boii |
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| Year | 200 BC - 1 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Horse prancing to the left in a stylized Celtic rendering, occupying the central field. Above the horse, a slightly curved line with thickened or club-shaped terminals is depicted. Below the horse, a volute-like loop encloses a central pellet, a decorative motif characteristic of the Roseldorf II type Celtic coinage. The design is executed in a schematic, abstracted style typical of La Tène period Celtic die engravers. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Boii occupied a broad swath of central Europe — Bohemia takes its name from them — before Roman military pressure and catastrophic defeats against the Dacians in the late second century BC effectively destroyed them as a coherent political entity. The Roseldorf site in Lower Austria has emerged as a key findspot for this type, suggesting a minting or redistribution center well north of the Alpine passes.
At under a gram, these fractional silvers functioned at the lowest practical denomination of Celtic commerce. Kostial #94 represents a tightly defined die grouping within a broader obol tradition whose full chronology remains contested.