Gold 1/4 Stater Ratham Ringpole Narrow Wreath

€1.00
IssuerAtrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain)
Year65 BC - 50 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
CurrencyStater
CompositionGold
Weight1.02 g
Dimensions11.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) BMC Iron#538 , Sills#255
Obverse descriptionAbstracted head of Apollo right. Wreath straight and very narrow with small leaves. Inside end of leaves point down above the hairbar and up below. Hairbar (spike) is a double pellet line with annulets at both ends. Conjoined linear crescents centred above and below the hairbar in front. Hair curls behind wreath are opposed above and below the hairbar.
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Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionTriple-tailed or single-tailed horse left with pellet mane and wide scissor-handle mouth. Ringpole (annulet connected to chest) in front. Floral sun (sunburst rosette) above. Cogwheel below. Flaw behind horse.
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Mint
MintageND (65 BC - 50 BC)  - -
Catalog ID6147391020
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