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Silver Unit - Belgae Danebury Crescents
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 55 BC - 45 BC |
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| Diameter | 12 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central pellet-in-ring motif forming the focal point of the design, surrounded by four radiating arms composed of crescent forms arranged in a crossed-wreath pattern — one of the eponymous Danebury Crescents. Open crescents are disposed in each quadrant of the field, interspersed with scattered pellets, imparting a highly stylised, symmetrical decorative composition typical of Late Iron Age Celtic coinage from southern Britain. The flan is irregularly shaped and the die work exhibits the bold, abstracted artistic vocabulary characteristic of the Belgic tradition. |
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| Reverse description | A highly stylised annulate horse depicted in motion to the left, rendered in the abstract Celtic artistic tradition with pellet and ring detailing along its body. An open crescent motif appears in the field before the horse, serving as one of the type's defining emblematic elements. Beneath the horse, a ring enclosing six pellets provides a further decorative anchor to the composition. The overall design is executed in the bold, schematised style characteristic of Late Iron Age silver coinage attributed to the Atrebates and Regini tribal region of southern Britain. |
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| Mintage | ND (55 BC - 45 BC) |
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