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Tetradrachm Kugelreiter with Legend Type
| Issuer | West Noricum |
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| Year | 200 BC - 1 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Kostial#119 |
| Obverse description | Stylized laureate male head, derived from the Apollo type, facing left in the Celtic La Tène artistic tradition. The hair is rendered as a series of bold pellets and flowing locks radiating from the crown, with exaggerated curvilinear forms characteristic of late Celtic coinage. The facial features are schematically rendered, with a prominent nose and pointed chin visible in profile. The surrounding field is filled with additional pellet ornaments and abstract hair tresses, reflecting the progressive abstraction of the original Hellenistic prototype. |
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| Mintage | ND (200 BC - 1 BC) |
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The "Kugelreiter" (ball-rider) type is among the most discussed of the late La Tène Celtic coinages from the eastern Alpine region, with the mounted figure increasingly abstracted across successive die generations until it bears almost no resemblance to its Macedonian prototype. West Norican issues with an added legend are particularly significant — the appearance of inscriptions on Celtic coins from this region is rare and suggests contact with, or deliberate imitation of, Roman administrative coinage practices during the late 2nd and 1st centuries BC.