Plate XXI

 Number 6508


Tribe: Osismii
Metal: Electrum (AV)
Type: Osismii hippodrome type stater
Weight: avg ~6.5 gm (5.0 - 7.2 gm), 9-13% gold; 21-22% silver
Date: 1st century BCE
Obverse: Stylized head right, cross above, small head lower front, curls are rolls, beaded cords end in scrolls (not heads)
Reverse: Man-headed horse left with pointed chin; rider whip ending in 4 spoked wheel in front of horse, barriére d'hippodrome below
Scheers:
 série "à la barriére d'hippodrome" (gate or fence for a horse track)


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Bill Blank