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Tetradrachm Baumreiter mit Bartkranzavers Type
| Issuer | Uncertain Eastern European Celts |
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| Year | 300 BC - 201 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse description | Heavily stylised laureate and bearded head facing right, rendered in the abstract Celtic manner derived from the Macedonian prototype. The facial features are reduced to schematic forms, with a prominent spiral or pellet ornament at the neck serving as a stylised torque or collar motif. The hair is rendered as a series of flowing lines and curvilinear elements radiating from the crown, characteristic of the Eastern Celtic artistic vocabulary. The overall composition fills the flan with bold relief, reflecting the advanced abstraction typical of the Baumreiter series. |
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| Reverse description | Two riders on horseback moving to the right, rendered in a highly abstracted Celtic style derived from Macedonian prototypes. The horses' bodies are represented as bold, rounded masses with schematic limbs indicated by curvilinear strokes and pellets. One rider appears to hold a bird, a characteristic motif of this Baumreiter type. The field is enlivened with scattered pellets, crescents, and sinuous ornamental lines typical of Eastern Celtic die-cutting conventions. A dotted border frames the design along the coin's irregular periphery. |
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| Mintage | ND (300 BC - 201 BC) |
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