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Silver Minim - Belgae Hound of Basingstoke
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 55 BC - 45 BC |
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| Currency | Stater |
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| Obverse description | A hound depicted in a dynamic springing posture to the left, with its head turned back over its body and tail raised in a characteristic Celtic artistic style. The animal's musculature is rendered in fluid, curvilinear lines typical of Late Iron Age die-cutting. A triad of pellet-centred rings is positioned in the lower field beneath the hound. The flan is irregular, as is typical of struck silver minims of this series, with the design occupying the majority of the available die surface. No legend or inscription is present, consistent with the uninscribed coinage of the Atrebates and Regini. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised horse advancing to the right, rendered in the abstract Celtic manner characteristic of southern British Iron Age coinage. Above the horse, a prominent beaded ring enclosing a central pellet is positioned in the upper field, serving as a distinctive type-marker for this issue. Additional ring-and-pellet ornaments are scattered across the field, lending a dynamic decorative quality to the composition. The overall design reflects the degenerated Macedonian stater prototype that underlies much of the Belgic coinage tradition. No inscription or legend accompanies the design. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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