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Silver Unit Cotswold Crosses Left
| Issuer | Dobunni tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 5 BC - 5 AD |
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| Weight | 0.91 g |
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| Obverse description | Stylised Celtic abstract design rendered in the characteristic La Tène artistic tradition of the Dobunni tribe. The field displays an intricate arrangement of curvilinear motifs including concentric ring ornaments, spiral elements, and pellet clusters distributed across the flan. A prominent petal or floral cross composition occupies the central field, with pellet-terminated arms and decorative fill elements in the angles. The design is executed with characteristic Iron Age abstract artistry, with no legend or inscription present. |
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| Reverse description | Stylised Celtic horse depicted in left-facing profile, rendered in the abstract curvilinear manner characteristic of Dobunni coinage. The horse's body is formed from bold curved lines and pellet ornaments, with a lyre-like motif visible beneath the tail. Above the horse's back appears a linear crescent with a pellet above, positioned in the upper right of the field, while a cross with pellet ends occupies the upper left angle of the petal cross design. The field contains additional pellet and geometric fill ornaments consistent with the Cotswold Crosses type attribution; no legend is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (5 BC - 5 AD) - Lyre below tail, cross with pellet ends in top left angle of petal cross, linear crescent with pellet above in top right ND (5 BC - 5 AD) - Pellet and U or V under tail, petal cross saltire with pellet in each angle, pellet cross to right |
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