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Stater - Alexander III Kolchis imitation
| Issuer | Bastarnae Celto-Scythians |
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| Year | 100 BC - 100 AD |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Highly schematized and barbarized effigy of Athena facing right, rendered in a bold, abstracted Celtic artistic idiom. The helmet is crudely indicated atop the head, and the facial features are reduced to simplified pellet-and-line forms characteristic of late Barbaric coinage. Three pellets are distributed around the figure in the field, serving as decorative or symbolic elements in place of the original Macedonian legend. |
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| Reverse description | Highly stylized and barbarized representation of Nike standing facing, her form reduced to a series of schematic linear and pellet elements derived from the prototype of Alexander III's coinage of Kolchis. Six pellets are arranged around the figure in the field, replacing the original Greek inscription. The overall execution reflects the progressive abstraction characteristic of Celto-Scythian imitative coinage, with the original iconographic source remaining discernible despite significant stylistic degeneration. |
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| Mintage | ND (100 BC - 100 AD) |
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