Gold 1/4 Stater Three Pellet Wheels

Issuer Dobunni tribe (Celtic Britain)
Year 55 BC - 45 BC
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1/4 Stater
Currency Stater
Composition Gold
Weight 1.2 g
Diameter 15 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
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Reference(s) Sills#228
Obverse description Abstracted head of Apollo right (with inside end of each leaf pointing downwards above the hairbar, and upwards below the hairbar, the upper and lower parts at a marked angle to each other). More leaves on the right-hand side of the wreath. Hairbar (spike) is decorated with three pellet-in-ring motifs, with one (possibly two) highly-curved, upturned arc at the end. Seven or eight-spoked wheel with pellet rim below, in place of a cloak. Ringed pellet between wheel and hairbar.
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Reverse description Segmented horse right, with no mane and triple tail with pellet terminals. Collar around horse`s neck, strap around horse`s belly. Eight-spoked wheel with pellet rim above with ringed pellets around. Wheel with pellet rim below.
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Mintage ND (55 BC - 45 BC) - -
Numisquare ID 7005322700
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