Catalog
1/3 Stater 'Muscheln' type
| Issuer | Boii of Western Slovakia |
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| Year | 2nd-1st Century BC |
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| Reference(s) | Castelin#1965 |
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| Reverse description | Deeply concave reverse displaying the hallmark 'Muscheln' (shell or mussel) motif of the Boian coinage tradition, featuring two prominent rounded lobes in relief at the center, surrounded by radiating ridges or flutes that evoke the ribbed valves of a bivalve shell. The boldly sculptural, die-sunk design fills the concave field and is framed by a heavily crinkled, irregular border produced by hammering. The composition is entirely abstract and anepigraphic, with no legend, symbol, or mintmark present, consistent with Celtic coinage of the 2nd to 1st century BC from the western Carpathian region. |
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| Edge | Plain (irregular) |
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| Mintage | ND |
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