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Gold Stater North East Coast Sun Type
| Issuer | Corieltauvi tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 55 BC - 45 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Highly abstracted Celtic interpretation of a horse passant, derived from the reverse type of the Macedonian gold stater of Philip II, rendered in the fluid curvilinear style characteristic of Corieltauvi coinage. The horse's body is depicted as a sinuous, elongated curve occupying the upper and central field, with the limbs dissolved into a series of scrolls, pellets, and crescentic forms scattered across the lower field. Globular pellets of varying sizes are distributed throughout the field below the horse, a hallmark feature of the North East Coast Sun Type. A subsidiary decorative element, possibly representing a stylised charioteer or abstract attendant figure, appears to the left of the horse's body. No legend or inscription is present. The overall design exemplifies the progressive abstraction of the Celtic die-cutter, transforming Classical figural imagery into dynamic, non-representational ornament. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (55 BC - 45 BC) |
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