Catalog
Triskelion Stater Type of Chenôves
| Issuer | Aedui |
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| Year | 70 BC - 50 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Stylized male head facing left in the La Tène artistic tradition, depicted with highly schematized facial features including large almond-shaped eye and flowing, flame-like hair rendered in bold relief curves. The hair is arranged in pronounced plastic locks radiating from the crown, typical of Aeduan coinage. The effigy is set within a beaded border (grènetis) encircling the flan, with the design occupying the full field in characteristic Celtic abstraction. |
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| Reverse description | A horse galloping left in a highly stylized La Tène manner, with the body rendered in schematic geometric forms. Above the horse, the fragmented figure of a charioteer or rider is visible, reduced to abstract linear elements. Beneath the horse, a prominent triskelion — the three-legged whirling symbol that gives this type its name — occupies the lower field. The overall composition reflects the characteristic Gaulish deconstructed chariot motif derived from earlier Macedonian prototype staters. |
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The Aedui occupied a strategically pivotal position in central Gaul — Julius Caesar called them "brothers of the Roman people" — yet they maintained an independent coinage tradition well into the period of Roman military intervention. Their electrum issues drew on a long Atlantic coinage tradition, the gold-silver alloy content varying enough between specimens to suggest multiple production episodes rather than a single controlled mint output. The Chenôves type takes its name from a find site in Saône-et-Loire, the heart of Aeduan territory.