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Silver Unit
| Issuer | Cantii tribe |
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| Year | 50 BC - 25 BC |
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| Reference(s) | ABC#216 |
| Obverse description | Highly stylized La Tène design depicting two facing profile heads arranged symmetrically, separated by a central cross-like division. Annulet ornaments are distributed between the heads and at the intersection, creating a balanced, abstract composition characteristic of Celtic coinage of the period. The treatment is schematic rather than naturalistic, with the facial features reduced to geometric forms rendered in low relief on an irregular flan. |
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| Reverse description | A Celticized horse in motion facing left, rendered in the abstract curvilinear style typical of British Celtic coinage. A pair of horn-like appendages or pellet-tipped lines rises above the horse's back, a distinctive decorative element of this issue. The horse's body is articulated with incised line detail suggesting musculature, and the field surrounding the figure contains additional pellet ornaments. The overall composition reflects the highly stylized artistic conventions of the Cantii tribal mint. |
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| Mintage | ND (50 BC - 25 BC) |
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