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Silver Unit - Regni Patching Moon Hair
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 55 BC - 45 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Stylised Celtic head facing right, rendered in the characteristically abstract La Tène artistic tradition. The hair is depicted as nine distinct crescent-shaped locks, each individually formed and arranged around the head in a decorative, almost ornamental manner. Scattered pellets fill the surrounding field, serving both as decorative elements and as framing devices typical of southern British Celtic coinage. The facial features are summarily rendered, with the eye indicated by a pellet or ring motif. The overall composition is bold and dynamic, characteristic of the Atrebatic workshop style. |
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| Reverse description | A triple-tailed horse rendered in vigorous Celtic abstract style, advancing to the left across the field. The three tails stream distinctively behind the animal, a defining typological feature of the Patching Moon Hair series. Beneath the horse, a cogwheel or ratchet-wheel motif occupies the lower field, while a small zoomorphic figure — possibly a boar or wolf — is positioned above the horse's back. The entire composition is framed by a beaded border of pellets, and the flan exhibits the characteristic irregular outline of hand-struck British Celtic coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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