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Tetradrachm Wuschelkopf Type
| Issuer | East Noricum |
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| Year | 200 BC - 1 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Reverse description | A horse prancing to the right, depicted in a lively and relatively naturalistic Celtic style with exaggerated musculature and splayed hooves rendered as trifid terminals. A large schematic eye symbol appears in the upper left field, accompanied by a torque or ring-and-baton ornament below it, both serving as characteristic Celtic auxiliary devices. The horse's mane is indicated by a row of raised pellets along the neck, and a curved wing-like element is visible above the hindquarters. The smooth, unbordered field emphasizes the bold central design, consistent with the East Noric Wuschelkopf series. |
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| Mintage | ND (200 BC - 1 BC) |
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The so-called Wuschelkopf ("tousled head") types are a product of the Celtic tribal coinages of East Noricum, a region roughly corresponding to modern Austria and Slovenia that maintained robust silver-striking traditions well into the Roman absorption period. These issues were not centrally minted in any modern sense — production moved with tribal authority, and the stylistic degeneration visible across the series reflects copying of copies rather than deliberate artistic choice. Kostial's classification brings some order to a type that earlier cataloguers struggled to systematize.