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Stater with two lyres horse facing left
| Issuer | Arverni |
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| Year | 75 BC - 51 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Stylized male head facing left in the La Tène artistic tradition, rendered with bold, flowing lines characteristic of Gaulish Celtic coinage. The hair is depicted as a series of deeply incised, leaf-like locks sweeping across the crown and nape, while a prominent curvilinear ear and rounded eye are visible in the field. The facial features, including the chin and jaw, are rendered in high relief with confident, abstracted strokes. A partial beaded border is visible along the lower rim of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized horse prancing left in high relief, rendered in the characteristic abstracted Celtic La Tène style, with an exaggerated arched neck, splayed legs, and a prominent ribbed or feathered wing motif adorning the body. A lyre symbol appears in the upper right field, and a second lyre is positioned in the lower left field beneath the horse, serving as the principal identifying devices of this Arvernian type. The composition fills the flan with dynamic energy, typical of late Gaulish gold coinage of the 1st century BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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