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Tetradrachm Apollokopf/Leierblume Type
| Issuer | Uncertain Eastern European Celts |
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| Year | 300 BC - 201 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Apollo facing left, rendered in the stylised Celtic interpretation of the classical Greek prototype, with boldly modelled wavy hair arranged in sweeping ridged locks swept back from the forehead and gathered in voluted curls above the ear. The facial features are schematised yet expressive, with a prominent nose, slightly parted lips, and a broad smooth cheek. The neck is truncated at the base with incised lines suggesting drapery. The flan is irregularly shaped and the field is unadorned, with no legend or inscription. |
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| Reverse description | Horse prancing to the left in the Celtic abstract style derived from the Macedonian tetradrachm prototype, its body rendered with characteristic Celtic exaggeration of musculature. Above the horse's back appears a stylised ornament resembling a lyre-flower (Leierblume), a distinctive Celtic decorative motif. Below the horse is a large serpentine or lyre-shaped symbol flanked by pellets, with a row of pellets or beaded exergual line beneath. A small rider or jockey figure appears above or to the left of the horse. The reverse border is formed by a ring of pellets. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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