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Silver 1/2 Unit - Eastern North Thames Baylham Horses
| Issuer | Trinovantes tribe (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 | Two confronted horses depicted in profile with forelegs raised, arranged symmetrically and standing upon a beaded spear that spans the field horizontally. Three pellets are disposed below the central design, serving as decorative fill elements characteristic of Late Iron Age Celtic coinage. The composition displays the stylised, abstracted artistic idiom typical of Trinovantian die-engravers, with curvilinear forms replacing naturalistic anatomy. |
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| Reverse description | A single horse advancing to the right, rendered in the schematic Celtic manner with one foreleg and one rear leg indicated, conveying movement through deliberate stylisation rather than anatomical accuracy. The mane is rendered as a beaded line curling upward and back behind the neck, a diagnostic feature of the Baylham Horses type. A corded or pellet-and-bar element occupies the exergual area beneath the horse, providing a ground line consistent with related issues of the Eastern North Thames series. |
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| Mintage | ND (55 BC - 45 BC) |
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