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Tetradrachm Freie Samobor C Type
| Issuer | East Noricum |
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| Year | 200 BC - 1 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Celticised male head facing left, the hair rendered in bold, stylised relief as a mass of large pellets arranged in multiple tightly packed rows, characteristic of the Celtic artistic tradition derived from Hellenistic prototypes. A three-strand pearl diadem encircles the crown of the head, its strands clearly delineated. The facial features are summarily rendered in the Celtic manner, with a prominent eye visible in profile and a receding chin. Leaf-like or wing-like elements appear behind and above the head, adding to the abstracted decorative treatment of the design. |
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| Reverse description | A horse prancing vigorously to the left, rendered in the abstracted Celtic style derived from Macedonian tetradrachm prototypes. The body of the horse is portrayed with exaggerated musculature, the limbs reduced to schematic, rounded forms, and the mane indicated by a jagged, zigzag crest along the neck. Pellet ornaments and small curved or crescent-shaped symbols are scattered in the field beneath and around the horse, a hallmark of East Noric Celtic coinage. The flan is irregular and the field is flat with no visible legend or exergual inscription. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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