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Silver 1/2 Unit - Vepo Vepo Retro
| Issuer | Corieltauvi tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 10-43 |
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| Value | Silver 1/2 Unit |
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| Obverse description | Stylised Apollo-wreath design filling the field, derived from classical Macedonian prototypes. A central circular motif is formed by extra leaf elements arranged symmetrically, with daisy-like pellet-and-leaf ornaments flanking each side of the centre. The abstract, curvilinear rendering is characteristic of Late Iron Age Celtic artistic tradition. The design occupies the entire flan with no inscriptions or border. |
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| Reverse description | Disjointed Celtic horse advancing left, rendered in the characteristic abstract style of the Corieltauvi series. The forequarters are distinguished by doubled upper front legs, a distinctive diagnostic feature of this type. A pellet-in-ring ornament appears below the tail. A retrograde bilinear inscription is distributed above and below the horse, with the letters ligate, reading VEPO CO in retrograde arrangement. |
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| Reverse lettering | VEP CO |
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