Gold Stater Curdridge C

€1.00
IssuerAtrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain)
Year65 BC - 55 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueStater (1)
CurrencyStater
CompositionGold
Weight6.06 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) BMC Iron#88-98, 110#, Sills#309, 310#
Obverse descriptionAbstract head of Apollo right. Wreath, inside end of leaves pointing up. Hairbar (spike) ending in long arc. Cloak and two linear crescents below.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionDisjointed horse left, rectangular body made of two curved segments. Four, sometimes three parallel lines behind legs. Many pellets above. Elongated oval pellet directly above, sometimes with arms. Four-arm spiral in front. Small, irregular motif or sometimes a crescent below the neck. Coffee bean behind (with no lines attached to it). Four-pronged pellet crab below, either with no or small pellet ends, arms sometimes extending above and below the pellet. Exergual line with zigzag and pellets below.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
MintageND (65 BC - 55 BC)  - Pronged squiggle below horse`s neck. Four lines behind the horse -
ND (65 BC - 55 BC)  - Crescent below horse`s neck. Three lines behind the horse -
Catalog ID8207517120
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