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Silver 1/2 Unit - Belgae Crescents and Corded Arms
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 55 BC - 45 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Anepigraphic reverse displaying a stylised abstract composition centred on a prominent pellet-in-annulet device from which four curved arms radiate outward, creating a loose cruciform or swastika-like arrangement across the flan. The terminals of the arms resolve into pellet-in-ring rosette motifs and scrolling forms, characteristic of the Belgic artistic tradition adapted from earlier Continental prototypes. Additional curvilinear elements and pellets occupy the intervening fields, filling the flan with dense abstract ornament. The flan is irregular and slightly chipped at the edges, consistent with the hand-struck production methods of British Celtic coinage of the late first century BC. |
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| Mintage | ND (55 BC - 45 BC) |
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The Atrebates entered the Roman record forcefully in 54 BC when Caesar crossed the Thames and engaged Cassivellaunus — the tribal confederacy that included Atrebatan territory was under real military pressure, and coinage of this period likely circulated among warriors and chiefs navigating that shifting political environment. The half-unit denomination suggests a functioning fiduciary system, not merely prestige exchange.
ABC 974 is among the smaller fractional silvers of the series, and die-cutting at this size left little margin for precision.