Gold Plated Stater North East Coast Left Type Base Core

€2.00
IssuerCorieltauvi tribe (Celtic Britain)
Year55 BC - 45 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueStater (1)
CurrencyStater
CompositionGold plated bronze
Weight4.9 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ABC#cf. 1722 , Van Arsdell#804-04 , Sp#cf. 29 , BMC Iron#cf. 193-9 , Mack#cf. 52-3
Obverse descriptionAbstracted head of Apollo right (wreath with leaves made up of rectangles inwards, cloak and crescents). Spike with two crescents. Curls almost circles rather than crescents. Diagonal linear depression to right of curls, stylised `yoke` to right of linear depression.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionDisarticulated sinuous horse left, neck made up of two curves. Pellet below. Many pellets and charioteer`s arm above. Solar pellet below. `Coffee bean` behind and in front. Curved exergual lines with zig-zag-and-pellets pattern between.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
MintageND (55 BC - 45 BC)  - -
Catalog ID6718131020
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