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Quinarius with sword and pentagram
| Issuer | Bituriges Cubi |
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| Year | 100 BC - 60 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Stylized male head facing left, depicted in the Celto-Italic artistic tradition with schematic facial features including a large almond-shaped eye, prominent nose, and a crested helmet rendered in fluid, abstracted lines. The hair or helmet crest flows in decorative curvilinear strands behind the head. The entire motif is enclosed within a beaded border running along the coin's periphery. The workmanship reflects the Gaulish adaptation of Hellenistic prototypes, with native stylization replacing classical naturalism. |
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| Reverse description | A horse prancing left in the characteristic Gaulish stylized manner, with an elongated sinuous body, disjointed limbs rendered as decorative elements, and a pronounced arched neck terminating in an abstracted head. Above the horse, a sword or carnyx-like object is depicted vertically, while a five-pointed star (pentagram) appears in the lower left field. Scattered pellets and lines fill the field around the horse. The design is enclosed within a beaded border, consistent with the obverse treatment, and reflects the distinctive La Tène artistic vocabulary of the Bituriges Cubi coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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