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Stater with lyre
| Issuer | Bodiocasses |
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| Year | 100 BC - 50 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Highly stylized Gallo-Belgic head of Apollo facing right, rendered in the Celtic La Tène artistic tradition. The face is schematically modeled with prominent curved lines indicating the hair, rendered as a series of arched relief strands. A crescent or lunate ornament appears above the head, and the surrounding field is adorned with scattered pellets forming a decorative pearl-like border. The facial features, including the eye and nose, are reduced to abstract geometric forms characteristic of late Iron Age Celtic coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A charioteer driving a biga (two-horse chariot) to the right, depicted in the abstracted Celtic style typical of Armorican coinage, with the chariot and horses reduced to schematic forms. Below the horses, a lyre — the defining type symbol of this series — is shown flanked by pellets. To the right, a vexillum standard is represented as a pelleted square suspended from a pole. Additional pellets are scattered throughout the field, emphasizing the ornamental quality of the design. |
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| Mintage | ND (100 BC - 50 BC) |
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