Gold 1/4 Stater - Tasciovanos Rings Horse Right

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IssuerCatuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes (Celtic Britain)
Year20 BC - 15 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/4 Stater
CurrencyStater
CompositionGold
Weight1.35 g
Dimensions12 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Sills#528
Obverse descriptionCruciform design with crossed wreaths of two solid lines either side of a corded line, vertical wreath (when crescents standing) curved with the apex facing clockwise, horizontal wreath straight or curved. Back-to-back solid crescents at centre, spaced widely with pellet between. Ringed pellet with pellets around in each angle.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionHorse with linear mane and plain, lifted tail right. Bucranium above. Inscription behind, below, in front and above (to right of Bucranium).
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringT-AS-C-I
Edge
Mint
MintageND (20 BC - 15 BC)  - -
Catalog ID2669824070
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