Gold ¼ Stater Fishbourne

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IssuerAtrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain)
Year65 BC - 50 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value¼ Stater
CurrencyStater
CompositionGold
Weight1.4 g
Dimensions12 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
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Obverse descriptionAbstracted head of Apollo right (wreath with inside end of each leaf pointing downwards above the hairbar, and upwards below the hairbar). Thin hairbar (spike) has small pellets spaced along it and ends beyond the wreath in a pellet. Hair curls behind the wreath are standing. Linear crescents in front. Cloak has rows of pellets dotted along the folds rather than between them.
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Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionTriple-tailed horse right with mane (which doesn`t curl at the end). Sunburst above. Cog below.
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Mint
MintageND (65 BC - 50 BC)  - -
Catalog ID3398593740
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