Coin, Veneti, Stater
60-50 BC - AU(55-58) - Billon - Delestrée:2288
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Profile on the right, the hair arranged in three rolls extended towards the back by hooked locks.
Androcephalous horse on the right, the bust of the charioteer is extended by a kind of seahorse tail, and he is holding a crown. Underneath, a figure lying down on the right.
Stater named "layed-down figure", struck by the Venetes people shortly before the Roman conquest. This copy is very impressive by the quality of the striking. We notice that the flan is almost perfectly centered which allows us to admire the scene of the reverse in its entirety. In addition, it seems almost new, there is only few marks of circulation, which makes this copy all the more interesting.
5 gr
An “AU(55-58)” quality
As in numismatics, it is important that the state of conservation of an item be carefully evaluated before it is offered to a discerning collector with a keen eye.
This initially obscure acronym comprising two words describing the state of conservation is explained clearly here:
About Uncirculated(55-58)
This means – more prosaically – that the coin has been in circulation but sufficiently little that its original beauty is preserved almost in its entirety. The wear is barely visible and any other defect can only be identified with a magnifying glass or a particularly keen eye. The number (55-58) indicates that between three quarters and almost all of the original luster remains.