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Gold Stater South Ferriby Owl Eyes
| Issuer | Corieltauvi tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 45 BC - 10 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (45 BC - 10 BC) |
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The Corieltauvi occupied a territory roughly corresponding to the modern East Midlands, and their coinage — including this stater — was produced without any centralised mint in the Roman sense. Dies were likely made by travelling craftsmen or within elite settlements, which accounts for the meaningful variation across specimens sharing the same type classification. The "Owl Eyes" designation is a modern collector nickname derived from die characteristics, not an ancient one.
South Ferriby, Lincolnshire, has produced more findspot concentrations of Corieltauvian gold than almost any other single location, suggesting a redistribution or ritual deposition site rather than casual loss.