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Silver Unit - Sam Pentagram
| Issuer | Cantii tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 1-10 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central four-petalled floral motif surrounded by a beaded-cross wreath design. Pellets and ring ornaments occupy the four angles formed by the cross pattern, lending a symmetrical, decorative character to the field. The style is consistent with Late Iron Age Celtic artistic conventions, featuring abstract curvilinear elements rather than figural portraiture. The composition is contained within an irregular flan typical of hammered Celtic coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised griffin-like creature depicted in left profile with head turned back over its body in a retrograde pose. The creature displays a belted or torque-like collar at the neck and a second belt or band around the belly, both rendered as raised linear elements. A prominent S-shaped tail curves upward in an elongated arc above the body. A pentagram device appears beneath the tail, serving as the diagnostic type element of this issue. A pellet triad is positioned behind the creature, with additional ring ornaments scattered in the field. The design is enclosed within a beaded border and is executed in the flat, stylised manner characteristic of Cantian Celtic engraving. |
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| Mintage | ND (1-10) |
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