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Silver Unit - Belgae Basingstoke JJ
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 55 BC - 45 BC |
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| Value | Silver Unit |
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| Obverse description | Stylised Celtic head facing left, rendered in the characteristically abstract La Tène artistic tradition. The effigy features a prominent, exaggerated nose and a boldly modelled facial profile. The hair is depicted by two distinctive J-shaped curling locks falling behind and before the head, with additional striated tresses radiating from the crown. The helmet or hair arrangement above the head is suggested by layered, leaf-like relief elements. The overall composition fills the irregular flan with confident, if schematic, Celtic artistry. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised horse prances to the right, rendered in the abstract Celtic artistic idiom with disjointed, schematic anatomy. The hooves are depicted as heavy, clumped masses characteristic of the Belgae Basingstoke type. A ringed pellet appears in the lower field beneath the horse, serving as a distinctive type marker. Additional pellets and decorative elements are scattered in the field to the right. The composition is typical of British Celtic coinage of the late first century BC, in which classical equine imagery has been progressively abstracted through successive copying. |
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| Mintage | ND (55 BC - 45 BC) |
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