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Silver Unit Proto Boar One Leg
| Issuer | Corieltauvi tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 55 BC - 45 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A stylised boar rendered in the abstract Celtic artistic tradition, depicted in profile facing right with a single foreleg visible — the distinctive 'one leg' type — and a pellet at the shoulder. The body is rendered as an elongated, torpedo-shaped form with a pronounced spine indicated by short vertical strokes. Surrounding the central boar motif are large concentric ring-and-pellet ornaments in the lower-left and upper-right fields, crescent forms along the left border, and a fan of radiating lines above the boar's back, all characteristic of Corieltauvian die-cutting conventions. No legend or inscription is present, the entire design being purely abstract and zoomorphic. |
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| Reverse description | A highly stylised horse in the Celtic tradition, depicted facing right with disjointed, elongated limbs rendered as thin pellet-terminated lines, giving the figure a spidery, abstracted appearance typical of Corieltauvian silver units. The head of the horse is rendered as a large, rounded mass with a single pellet eye, and the mane is suggested by a sweeping curved line above. A rosette or star-like ornament appears before the horse's chest in the upper-left field, while crescent and pellet devices occupy the surrounding field. The lower field below the horse's belly shows pellet-and-ring ornaments; no legend or inscription is present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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