Gold 1/4 Stater Ratham Ringpole Annulet

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IssuerAtrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain)
Year65 BC - 50 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/4 Stater
CurrencyStater
CompositionGold
Weight1.1 g
Dimensions11 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Sills#254
Obverse descriptionAbstracted head of Apollo right. Wide wreath, angled above and below the hairbar, with inside end of wreath leaves pointing down above the hairbar and pointing up below it. Hairbar (spike) is a double pellet line with an annlet at the end in centre, and a pellet in ring at the other end. Conjoined linear crescents centred above and below the hairbar in front. Pellet arc behind the lowest crescent. Hair curls behind wreath are opposed above and below the hairbar.
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Reverse descriptionTriple-tailed or single-tailed horse left with mane and wide scissor-handle mouth. Ringpole (annulet connected to chest by pole) in front. Floral sun (sunburst rosette) above. Cogwheel below. Flaw behind horse.
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Mint
MintageND (65 BC - 50 BC)  - -
Catalog ID8136408380
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