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Tetradrachm Dachreiter Type
| Issuer | Uncertain Eastern European Celts |
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| Year | 300 BC - 201 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Celticized laureate head of Zeus or Heracles facing right, derived from Macedonian prototype coinage, rendered in a distinctive Celtic artistic style with exaggerated, stylized hair locks radiating outward in bold relief. The facial features are summarily executed with a broad nose and prominent eye, surrounded by a wreath-like hair mass that fills the field. A dotted torque or neck ornament is visible to the right of the neck. The overall composition reflects the progressive Celtic abstraction of the Hellenistic prototype, retaining the general form of the original effigy while transforming it into a characteristically La Tène artistic idiom. |
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| Reverse description | Rider on horseback advancing to the right, depicted in the characteristic Dachreiter ('roof-rider') style with the equestrian figure rendered in a highly schematized Celtic manner derived from the Philip II Macedonian tetradrachm prototype. The horse is shown in a vigorous prancing pose with legs stylized into globular terminals, while the rider sits upright with arms raised. Subsidiary decorative elements including a torque-like motif and a curved branch or rein appear in the field. A dotted border frames the composition, and additional abstract La Tène decorative elements are scattered around the field, characteristic of Eastern Celtic coinage of this period. |
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| Mintage | ND (300 BC - 201 BC) |
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