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Silver Unit - Vosenos Boar and Stag
| Issuer | Cantii tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 10 BC - 5 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | A boar rendered in schematic Celtic style advances to the right, its body defined by bold cast lines and pellet detailing. A triad of ringed pellets is distributed above and before the animal, serving as characteristic decorative field ornaments. The exergue bears a row of S-shaped symbols, a recurring motif in Cantian Celtic coinage. The overall design reflects the stylised naturalistic tradition of late Iron Age British Celtic die engraving. |
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| Reverse description | A stag or possible triple-horned bull, rendered in the characteristic abstracted Celtic artistic idiom, stands to the right occupying the central field. A triad of ringed pellets is positioned above the animal, mirroring the decorative convention employed on the obverse. Additional ringed pellets are placed below and before the figure, filling the field in typical Cantian fashion. The composition displays the fluid, energetic line work associated with late Iron Age British coinage of the Cantii tribe. |
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| Mintage | ND (10 BC - 5 BC) |
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