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Gold 1/4 Stater Beaded Wheel
| Issuer | Trinovantes tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 45 BC - 40 BC |
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| Currency | Stater |
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| Obverse description | Abstract Celtic wreath motif derived from the classical laureate head prototype, rendered in the distinctive late Iron Age British style. The wreath comprises four strands below the hairbar and three above, with the inner edge of the leaves oriented downward; the upper portion of the wreath is angled. Standing locks of hair are depicted behind the wreath, with a prominent double-ringed pellet occupying the position of the lowermost hair curl. Two linear crescents arranged symmetrically about the hairbar appear in the forward field, each flanked by a ringed pellet, with an additional ringed pellet positioned between them. The hairbar (spike) bears two ringed pellets along its length and terminates in a third pellet at its rear extremity, behind the crescents. |
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| Reverse description | Highly stylised, segmented Celtic horse advancing to the right, exhibiting the annulate body treatment characteristic of Trinovantian coinage, with bifurcated forelegs rendered in the abstract manner typical of late British Iron Age die-cutting. A wheel with a beaded rim is prominently placed above the horse's back. An arc of four ringed pellets issues from the horse's mouth. A cogwheel sun motif (cog) is depicted in the lower field beneath the horse, serving as a characteristic subsidiary symbol of this issue type. |
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| Mintage | ND (45 BC - 40 BC) |
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