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Silver 1/2 Unit - Berkshire Gawain's Solar Cross
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 55 BC - 40 BC |
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| Currency | Stater |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing a double-corded cross dividing the flan into four quadrants, with a cogwheel motif at the intersection. In two diagonally opposite angles, solar symbols are rendered as spirals and pellet-in-ring motifs with radiating rays, evoking celestial imagery characteristic of late Iron Age Celtic art. The remaining two alternate angles each contain a pellet-in-ring motif encircled by an additional ring. The overall composition reflects the abstract geometric and cosmological iconography typical of the Atrebatic coinage tradition. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised horse facing right, rendered in the distinctive abstract manner of southern British Iron Age coinage, with a prominent necklace and collar detail beneath the neck. The mane is depicted as a series of pellets curving upward to join a horizontal line of pellets above the horse's back. Multiple pellet-in-ring motifs are distributed across the field, serving as decorative fill elements consistent with Atrebatic artistic conventions. The overall composition is typical of the regional quarter-stater series attributed to the Atrebates and Regini in the late pre-Roman Iron Age. |
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| Mintage | ND (55 BC - 40 BC) |
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