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Silver Unit Canterbury Dragon

Issuer Cantii tribe (Celtic Britain)
Year 50 BC - 25 BC
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Weight 1 g
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Obverse description Highly stylised Celtic decorative field featuring an abstract dragon or serpentine creature rendered in the characteristic La Tène artistic tradition. The design is composed of dynamic curvilinear forms including concentric circle motifs with central pellets, sinuous ridged body segments suggesting a writhing beast, and radiating fan-shaped elements in the lower left field. Scrolling and comma-shaped ornaments fill the surrounding field, interspersed with scattered pellets. The entire composition is executed in bold relief with no legend or inscription, reflecting the purely decorative abstract style typical of Cantian coinage of this period.
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Edge Plain
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Mintage ND (50 BC - 25 BC)
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