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Gold Stater South Ferriby Wheel Type
| Issuer | Corieltauvi tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 45 BC - 10 BC |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Obverse description | Stylised, highly abstracted head derived from the Apollo prototype of the Macedonian stater tradition, oriented to the right. The wreath is rendered with leaves pointing inward, accompanied by a cloak motif and crescent ornaments characteristic of Corieltauvian die engraving. A prominent spike projects from the design, bearing a single crescent; the terminal of the spike is occasionally bent to form a distinctive two-pronged hook element. The overall composition exhibits the bold, curvilinear reduction typical of Late Iron Age British Celtic coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A lunate horse rendered in profile facing left, executed in the fluid, disjointed Celtic artistic idiom with the foreleg doubled — a diagnostic feature of the South Ferriby Wheel type. Above the horse, an anthropomorphic 'anchor' face device is prominently placed in the upper field, a characteristic motif of Corieltauvian coinage. Below the horse, a boldly rendered four-spoked wheel occupies the lower field, serving as the defining typological element of this series. The overall composition is asymmetric and densely packed, consistent with the abstract reverse designs of the Corieltauvi tribal coinage of the late pre-Roman Iron Age. |
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| Mintage | ND (45 BC - 10 BC) |
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