Gold 1/4 Stater Whaddon Two Pellets

€2.00
IssuerCatuvellauni tribe (Celtic Britain)
Year55 BC - 45 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/4 Stater
CurrencyStater
CompositionGold
Weight1.3 g
Dimensions14 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Van Arsdell#1478-07 , Sills#465
Obverse descriptionAbstracted head of Apollo right. Wreath is bent at an angle at the point it intersects the hairbar. Open linear crescents to right, unenclosed, tilted backwards. Cloak below with backwards S at left hand edge. Spike (hairbar) has two pellets, one on the end in the centre. Angled hair curls (wing-like motifs) to left of wreath.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionNaturalistic horse with oversized ear right, mane of small dashes, single-strand tail. Cross pattée with ringed pellet at centre (Maltese cross) above, sometimes degraded to a flower of lines. Two pellet suns (ring-and-large-pellets) below.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
MintageND (55 BC - 45 BC)  - -
Catalog ID3107361950
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