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Quinarius with crosslet and rowel
| Issuer | Aedui |
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| Year | 80 BC - 50 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Stylized helmeted head facing left, rendered in the schematic Celtic artistic tradition with bold, abstracted features. The helmet is suggested by sweeping linear elements above the cranium, while the facial profile is reduced to essential curves and pellets. The design is enclosed within a beaded border circle, characteristic of Gaulish silver coinage of the late La Tène period. The field is plain with no legend or inscription. |
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| Reverse description | A bridled and strapped horse galloping vigorously to the left, depicted in the energetic, curvilinear style typical of Aeduan coinage. The horse's anatomy is rendered with characteristic Celtic abstraction, with the body articulated by bold relief lines and the bridle and strapping clearly indicated. Above the horse, a small crosslet (cross with equal arms) occupies the upper field, serving as the primary identifying symbol of this type. Beneath the horse, a rowel or spur-wheel motif is positioned in the lower field, further distinguishing this emission within the Aeduan quinarius series. No legend is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (80 BC - 50 BC) |
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