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Trite - Alexander III Kolchis imitation
| Issuer | Bastarnae Celto-Scythians |
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| Year | 200 BC - 100 AD |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Highly stylized and abstracted head facing right, rendered in the Celtic tradition derived from the Macedonian prototype of Alexander III. The facial features are reduced to schematic curvilinear forms, with flowing hair indicated by broad sweeping relief lines emanating from the crown. The eye is represented by a single pellet or circular depression set within a plain field. The overall treatment reflects the progressive barbarization characteristic of Celto-Scythian coinage of the Pontic steppe region. |
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| Reverse description | Stylized figure of Nike standing facing, heavily abstracted in the Celtic barbarous manner derived from the Alexander III stater type. The wings and drapery of the figure are rendered as a series of parallel vertical relief lines radiating downward, giving a strongly geometric appearance. A circular pellet or annulet is visible to the upper right of the figure. Nine pellets are distributed around the field, serving as decorative or symbolic elements in place of the original Greek legend. The composition retains only the most schematic reference to the Hellenistic prototype. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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