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Tetradrachm Sattelkopfpferd Type
| Issuer | Uncertain Eastern European Celts |
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| Year | 300 BC - 100 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Heavily stylised Celtic head facing right, derived from a Macedonian prototype, rendered in characteristic La Tène artistic style. The effigy displays schematically rendered flowing hair depicted as bold, sweeping curved lines falling behind the neck. The facial features are summarily executed, with a large almond-shaped eye, a squared jaw, and a rudimentary ear indicated by a small pellet. A helmet or diadem appears atop the head, rendered as angular geometric forms. The flan is irregular and shows flan cracks consistent with hand-struck Celtic coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Heavily stylised rider on horseback proceeding to the left, executed in an abstract Celtic idiom characteristic of the Sattelkopfpferd (saddle-head horse) type. The horse's body is rendered as a large globular mass, with the legs depicted as thin, linear strokes terminating in pellets or globules representing hooves. The distinctive angular, rectangular head of the horse — the defining feature of the Sattelkopfpferd type — is visible at upper left. The rider above is similarly schematised, reduced to a geometric outline. Scattered pellets and a crescent-like symbol appear in the field, likely remnants of decorative or symbolic elements derived from the Macedonian prototype. |
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| Mintage | ND (300 BC - 100 BC) |
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