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Tetradrachm Velemer ohne Gesichtsrand Type
| Issuer | Celts of Pannonia |
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| Year | 200 BC - 101 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Celticised, beardless head of a diademed male effigy facing right, rendered in the abstract La Tène artistic tradition. The pearl diadem is prominently depicted as a row of raised pellets arching over the crown of the head, while the hair is schematically indicated by diagonal hatching and further rows of pellets. The facial features are highly stylised, with a smooth, convex cheek, a large circular eye rendered as a raised pellet, and a volute-like curl below representing the chin and jawline. No border of dots or rim is present, consistent with the 'ohne Gesichtsrand' (without facial border) classification of this type. |
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| Reverse description | Highly stylised Celtic horseman galloping to the left, depicted in the characteristic abstract manner of Pannonian Celtic coinage. The horse is rendered with an elongated, schematic body, a dotted spine line, and a beaded or pellet-strewn neck, with the legs reduced to simple curved strokes. The rider, wearing a crested helmet, is similarly abstracted into a series of globular and linear forms, holding what appears to be a torque or rein. Below the horse, a solar or floral symbol and a crescent ornament occupy the lower field, while a dotted, elongated object — possibly a lance or standard — appears in the right field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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