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Silver Unit Harlow Horned God

Issuer Catuvellauni tribe (Celtic Britain)
Year 40 BC - 30 BC
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Weight 1.14 g
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Reverse description Central figure of a stylised horned deity — traditionally identified as the Horned God Cernunnos or a cognate divinity associated with the Harlow temple cult site — depicted frontally in a schematic, abstracted manner. Two confronted animals, interpreted as boars or horned beasts, flank the central figure, their bodies rendered with pellet-and-ring motifs and curvilinear Celtic detailing. Large concentric ring-and-pellet symbols occupy the upper field to either side, possibly representing celestial or solar emblems. The lower field contains further abstract zoomorphic and geometric elements consistent with late Iron Age British coinage. No inscription or legend appears; the design is entirely pictorial and executed in the bold, energetic relief typical of Catuvellauni silver units.
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Mintage ND (40 BC - 30 BC)
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