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Silver Unit - Belgae Old Basing
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 55 BC - 45 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Stylised lunar head facing right in the characteristic Celtic abstract manner, featuring a pronounced circular eye rendered as a raised pellet within a ring, a straight nose bar, and a curved loop motif arching over the crown of the head separating the face from the corded or beaded hair rendered as a radiating fan of striations along the left field. A cluster of pellets and a small schematic horse figure appear in the right field before the face. The overall design reflects the deconstructed Hellenistic portraiture tradition as interpreted by Iron Age British celators. |
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| Reverse description | A schematised horse prancing to the left occupies the central field, rendered in the distinctive disjointed Celtic style with elongated limbs and abstracted body forms. Above the horse, a radiate or floral solar symbol composed of pellets and curved lines suggests a stylised sun motif. Below the horse, a double-ring annulet with a central pellet serves as a ground element. Additional pellets and decorative motifs are scattered in the field, consistent with the abstract ornamental vocabulary of Atrebatic coinage of this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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