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Silver 1/2 Unit - Belgae Danebury Heart Leaf
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 55 BC - 45 BC |
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| Value | Silver 1/2 Unit |
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| Obverse description | A stylised three-line wreath rendered in beaded strands, arching upward from a central junction flanked by two back-to-back crescents. A broad, naturalistic leaf projects outward to each side of the central motif, filling the field with characteristic Celtic vegetal ornament. A pellet-in-annulet device appears in the lower left field, adding a secondary decorative element. The composition is arranged symmetrically and executed in confident, deeply struck relief typical of the Belgic hammered tradition. No inscription or legend is present. |
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| Reverse description | A schematically rendered horse advances to the right, its body articulated with bold curved lines and annulate joints conveying movement in the Celtic artistic idiom. A prominent large heart-shaped leaf is depicted above the horse's back, serving as the type's defining design element from which this issue takes its name. The horse's head is rendered with a distinctive pellet-in-ring eye, and the mane is indicated by short radiating lines. Linear devices and pellets occupy the field around the horse, typical of the decorative vocabulary of the Atrebatic coinage series. No legend or inscription appears on this uninscribed issue. |
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| Mintage | ND (55 BC - 45 BC) |
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