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Gold 1/4 Stater Hastings Cog
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 65 BC - 58 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reverse description | A stylised horse prances to the right, its mane rendered as a series of pellets and its tail depicted in a distinctive triple-tail arrangement, characteristic of the Atrebatic series. A ringpole device issues from the chest of the horse. A sunburst rosette occupies the upper field above the horse. Below the horse, a prominent cogwheel motif — the type-defining feature of this issue — appears in the lower field, giving the type its collector designation. |
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| Mintage | ND (65 BC - 58 BC) |
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The Atrebates occupied territory roughly corresponding to modern Berkshire, Hampshire, and West Sussex, and their coinage tradition derived from Gallo-Belgic prototypes imported — or carried — across the Channel during the preceding century. The "Hastings Cog" designation reflects the findspot distribution that defines this subtype, with concentrations in East Sussex suggesting a distinct circulation zone from related Atrebatic issues.
Quarter staters of this class were almost certainly used in elite exchange rather than everyday commerce — the denomination is too small by weight for routine market transactions but fits patterns of gift-giving, tribute, or mercenary payment attested across Late Iron Age southern Britain.