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Silver 1/2 Unit - Belgae Danebury Two Horses
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 55 BC - 45 BC |
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| Weight | 0.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Abstracted and stylised head or bust rendered in the Celtic tradition, depicted in profile with schematic facial features typical of British Iron Age coinage. The design is highly degenerate in comparison to its Hellenistic prototype, with curved linear elements suggesting hair or a wreath dissolved into abstract scroll-work. The field is plain and unlettered, consistent with the pre-inscription phase of Atrebatic coinage. The flan is small, irregular, and slightly convex, with the design occupying the central zone. Surface patina shows characteristic silver toning with areas of corrosion. |
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| Reverse description | Two stylised horses depicted in a dynamic, abstracted Celtic artistic manner, positioned facing or galloping across the field, with pellets and geometric decorative elements filling the surrounding space. The horses are rendered with elongated bodies and simplified limbs characteristic of the Danebury type within the Belgic tradition. A central dividing element or charioteer figure may be suggested between the two animals, consistent with the type classification. The composition is typical of the southern British Iron Age coinage associated with the Atrebates and Regini, derived ultimately from the Macedonian gold stater prototype. No legend or inscription is present, and the flan edges are irregular. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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