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Silver Unit Face Over Horse
| Issuer | Trinovantes tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 45 BC - 40 BC |
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| Weight | 1.1 g |
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| Obverse description | Stylised Celtic head facing right, rendered in a distinctly abstract Late Iron Age manner. The face is characterised by a pronounced, elongated pointed nose and a large circular eye rendered in relief. The hair is depicted as a series of flowing beaded crescents and curved striated locks radiating from the crown, typical of the Trinovantian artistic tradition. The facial features and cranial decoration fill the flan in an assured, deeply struck composition with no legend or inscription in the field. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised annulate horse prancing to the right occupies the central field, its body rendered with the characteristic Celtic abstraction of the period. Above the horse, a prominent upturned anchor motif is placed, its cusps each containing a pellet, the overall arrangement strongly evoking a schematic face. The field around the horse is populated with additional pellets and decorative elements. No legend or inscription is present. The composition is typical of Trinovantian silver unit coinage attributed to ABC 2386. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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