Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Gold 1/4 Stater - East Wiltshire Robinson
| Issuer | Dobunni tribe (Celtic Britain) |
|---|---|
| Year | 35 BC - 30 BC |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Highly stylised and abstracted derivation of an Apollo head facing right, rendered in characteristic Late Iron Age Celtic artistic convention. The wreath is depicted as two parallel pellet-bordered lines framing the cranial area, with a prominent central spike surmounted by two large pellets and a radiating sunburst motif. A row of oblique dashes, representing the continuation of the wreath, passes through and across the spike, animating the entire design field with dynamic, non-naturalistic line work. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The Dobunni occupied a territory centered on the Cotswolds and Severn Valley, and their coinage tradition reflects sustained contact with Gaulish tribes rather than direct Roman influence — these fractional pieces likely facilitated exchange at a level below the full stater, possibly within elite gift-giving networks or mercenary payment rather than everyday market transactions. The "East Wiltshire Robinson" designation traces to the collector and scholar whose hoard or typological work first isolated this variety as a distinct issue within the broader Dobunni series.