| Issuer | Dobunni tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 55 BC - 45 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/4 Stater |
| Currency | Stater |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 1.2 g |
| Diameter | 12 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reference(s) | BMC Iron#483 |
| Obverse description | Crude, 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). Hairbar (spike) is decorated with three pellet-in-ring motifs, with ringed pellet above the twin arcs (hooks) at the end. |
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| Reverse description | Disjointed (segmented) horse right, triple tail with pellet terminals, pellet mane or no mane. Collar around horse`s neck, strap around horse`s belly. Floral sun (sunburst rosette) above with pellet-in-ring motif at centre. Wheel with 6-8 spokes and axle below. Ringpole from breast. |
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| Mintage |
ND (55 BC - 45 BC) - DK 219: Horse has pellet mane - ND (55 BC - 45 BC) - DK 220: Cloak has row of pellets along the fastener - ND (55 BC - 45 BC) - DK 221: Angular cloak with short lines radiating from the fastener - ND (55 BC - 45 BC) - Sills Inverted: Right-hand side of wreath inverted - |
| Numisquare ID | 2814222200 |
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