Gold Stater Early Cheriton

€1.00
IssuerAtrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain)
Year65 BC - 55 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
CurrencyStater
CompositionGold
Weight5.32 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Sills#313
Obverse descriptionAbstract head of Apollo right. Stylised, symmetrical wreath with inside edge of leaves pointing up below the hairbar (spike), leading to `turf cutter` (axehead-shaped face outlined with bristle arc). Hairbar of two corded lines. Three splayed lines join the back of the face to the linear crescent curls. Vertical cloak of five or more corded lines.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionDisjointed horse left, rectangular body made of two curved segments. Three parallel lines behind legs. Pellets above. Two bold corded lines run up the neck (a double mane). Pellet rosette in front. Elongated linear teardrop below neck. Coffee bean behind. Four-pronged pellet crab below with very long arms. Exergual line with zigzag and pellets below.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
MintageND (65 BC - 55 BC)  - -
Catalog ID8277501060
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