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Description: | 50BC. Silver unit, uninscribed. Probably minted in Kent by the Cantii tribe. Obverse: A symetrical design comprising two identical facing heads with spiky brushed-back hair, corded diadems and trailing locks shown as beaded lines below the diadem. If viewed inverted may represent a bucranium. Reverse: Spirited Celtic horse left with feathered feet. The ornaments surrounding the horse particularly those beneath it may represent a dismembered animal. The ornament above may represent a bucranium. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 50
20 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Geoff Burr | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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