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Stater - Lysimachos Kolchis imitation
| Issuer | Bastarnae Celto-Scythians |
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| Year | 200 BC - 1 BC |
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| Reference(s) | HGC 7#218, ArslanCelt#Group II |
| Obverse description | Highly stylized and barbarized effigy of the deified Alexander the Great facing right, derived from the Lysimachos prototype. The head retains the characteristic ram's horn of Ammon curling behind the ear, rendered in a schematic Celtic artistic idiom. The hair is depicted as a series of bold pellets, curved lines, and abstract relief swirls that radiate across the left field, dissolving the Hellenistic prototype into decorative abstract patterning. A diadem or helmet element is suggested along the upper cranium, while facial features — eye, nose, and chin — are crudely but recognizably articulated in high relief. No legible inscription is present on the obverse. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (200 BC - 1 BC) |
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