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Tetradrachm Sattelkopfpferd Type
| Issuer | Uncertain Eastern European Celts |
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| Year | 300 BC - 101 BC |
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| Diameter | 23 mm |
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| Obverse description | Heavily stylised and abstracted Celtic head facing right, rendered in the La Tène artistic tradition. The facial features are reduced to bold, sweeping curvilinear elements: a pronounced domed cranium, a large schematic eye rendered as a plain raised oval, and a dramatically simplified nose and mouth formed by broad curved ridges. The hair is indicated by a series of diagonal incuse slash lines radiating across the upper field. Three pellets are visible to the right of the face, a characteristic decorative element of this regional Celtic coinage type. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Reverse description | Heavily abstracted and stylised Celtic horseman depicted facing left, characteristic of the Sattelkopfpferd (saddle-head horse) type. The horse's body is reduced to two large, prominent globular masses representing the hindquarters and forequarters, with the head barely distinguishable, giving the type its descriptive name. A schematic rider is suggested above the horse by a small raised element, with a diagonal line possibly indicating a spear or sceptre. Scattered pellets and small dot elements are distributed across the field, consistent with eastern Celtic coinage conventions. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (300 BC - 101 BC) |
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