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Stater with Epsilon
| Uitgever | Nervii (Gallia Belgica) |
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| Jaar | 100 BC - 50 BC |
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| Vorm | Round (irregular) |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Highly abstracted and disintegrated laureate head of Apollo facing right, rendered in the schematic La Tène artistic tradition to the point of near-complete dissolution of naturalistic form. The design retains vestigial curvilinear elements derived from the original Macedonian prototype, with an epsilon character prominently placed within the field, likely serving as a tribal or workshop identifier. The overall composition is characteristic of the advanced stylistic degeneration common among Belgic gold staters of this period. |
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| Rand | Plain |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The Nervii were among the most militarily formidable of the Belgic tribes — Caesar singled them out in the Gallic Wars as nearly destroying his forces at the Battle of the Sabis in 57 BC, a near-catastrophe that left him badly shaken. Their coinage belongs to the abstract, highly distorted tradition derived ultimately from Macedonian gold staters that filtered through Gaul over several generations of copying, each iteration straying further from the prototype. The epsilon element of this type is a regional marker that helps distinguish Nervian production from closely related Belgic issues.