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Tetradrachm Eingesetzter Pferdefuß 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 | Celticised laureate and bearded male head facing right, derived from the Macedonian tetradrachm tradition. The laureate wreath is rendered in a highly stylised, abstracted Celtic manner, with bold rounded pellet-like leaves. Facial features are schematically modelled with prominent rounded cheeks, a broad nose, and a large eye rendered as a globular pellet. A single pellet appears in the field to the right of the head, and a dotted border is visible along the coin's periphery. |
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| Reverse description | Stylised rider on horseback moving to left, the figure and mount rendered in a highly abstracted Celtic idiom ultimately derived from Macedonian prototypes. The horse's body is sinuously curved with exaggerated haunches, and a characteristic inserted or detached horse's leg — the 'Eingesetzter Pferdefuß' — is visible below the body, a defining feature of this type. Floral or solar pellet-and-arc motifs appear below the horse in the exergual area, and further pellet groupings and a small vegetal ornament are placed in the left field before the horse, filling the surrounding space in typical Celtic decorative fashion. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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