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Gold 1/4 Stater Ringwood Cross
| Issuer | Durotriges tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 60 BC - 30 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Uninscribed convex hemispherical surface, entirely plain and devoid of any design elements or legend. The field presents a smooth, domed relief characteristic of the Durotrigan quarter stater fabric, with the irregular flan edge exhibiting the typical scalloped outline produced by the hammered striking process. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Durotriges occupied a territory roughly corresponding to modern Dorset and Somerset, and their coinage tells a story of deliberate economic decline — the gold content of their staters dropped progressively from roughly 50% to near-zero over the decades preceding and following Caesar's expeditions, eventually producing the uninscribed bronze and potin issues they became known for. The Ringwood Cross type sits near the earlier, higher-gold phase of this debasement sequence.
The "Ringwood" designation comes from the Hampshire town near which a significant number of these pieces have been recovered, suggesting either a mint site or a major redistribution point in tribal exchange networks.