Gold Stater - Dubnovellaunos Branch / A

Issuer Trinovantes tribe (Celtic Britain)
Year 30 BC - 25 BC
Type Standard circulation coin
Value Stater (1)
Currency Stater
Composition Gold
Weight 5.6 g
Diameter 17 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Van Arsdell#1650-05 , BMC Iron#2425, , Sills#537
Obverse description Back-to-back outline crescents at centre of straight wreath with very fine leaves between three parallel lines and ending in ringed pellets. Ringed pellets either side and parallel grooves either side of those.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse description Naturalistic, leaping horse left with pellet mane, sharply-angled front legs and extended rear legs. Leafy, arched branch below. Ringed pellet above and two below. Pellets in front. Inscription around, rarely with retrograde N but B is rendered as R.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering DVRNOVALLAVNOS or DRVNOVILANO
Edge
Mint
Mintage ND (30 BC - 25 BC) - DRVNOVILANO -
ND (30 BC - 25 BC) - Inside ends of wreath leaves point away from the crescents. DVRNOVALLAVNOS -
ND (30 BC - 25 BC) - Inside ends of wreath leaves point towards the crescents. DVRNOVALLAVNOS -
Numisquare ID 5752689660
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