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Gold 1/4 Stater Harlow Flyer
| Issuer | Trinovantes tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 45 BC - 40 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Abstract wreath design in the Late Iron Age Celtic tradition, the upper portion composed of a distinctive bean-shaped motif intersected by a pellet-bearing line flanked by plain border lines. Crescentic elements occupy the lower field, while a stylised double-winged motif is positioned above the central design. The composition is characteristic of the geometric, non-figurative obverse type associated with the Trinovantian quarter stater series. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Harlow Flyer type takes its name from the Harlow hoard discovered in Essex — Trinovantian territory — and belongs to a period when the tribe was consolidating political ground against the encroaching Catuvellauni to the northwest. Quarter staters of this type circulated as fractional currency in high-value exchanges, likely tied to elite gift-giving and mercenary payment rather than everyday trade. The gold content is notably debased compared to earlier Gallo-Belgic imports, reflecting a steady drift in British Celtic coinage away from Continental weight standards through the mid-first century BC.