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1/4 Stater - Dubnovellaunos Trefoil
| Issuer | Cantii tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 30 BC - 10 BC |
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| Reference(s) | ABC#312 , Van Arsdell#170 , Sp#171 , BMC Iron#2475-7 , Mack#284 |
| Obverse description | Essentially plain and uninscribed, the obverse field exhibits a characteristic raised diagonal band or banding ridge traversing the centre of the flan, a vestigial remnant of the geometric abstraction derived from earlier Macedonian gold stater prototypes. The surface is otherwise devoid of figural or epigraphic devices, presenting a smooth, slightly convex gold field typical of Late Iron Age British quarter stater coinage. The irregular flan edges reflect standard Celtic hammered production technique. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised Celtic horse is depicted in right profile, rendered in the abstract, disjointed manner characteristic of Late Iron Age Kentish coinage. Above the horse appears a trefoil motif formed from a V-shaped disintegrated bucranium, a distinctive diagnostic feature of this Dubnovellaunos type. Decorative ring or pellet ornaments are positioned above the horse's head, above the tail, and in the field before the horse. The overall composition reflects the highly stylised artistic vocabulary of the Cantii tribal tradition, with figurative elements reduced to geometric and curvilinear forms. |
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| Mintage | ND (30 BC - 10 BC) |
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