Silver 1/4 Stater Duro Boat Dots / Second Geometric Type

Issuer Durotriges tribe (Celtic Britain)
Year 45 BC - 40 BC
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1/4 Stater
Currency Stater
Composition Silver
Weight 1.2 g
Diameter 11 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ABC#2211 , Van Arsdell#1249 , Sp#368 , BMC Iron#2748-79 , Mack#319
Obverse description Large, crude `three men in a boat`/`wolf and twins` design (large crescent with one end squared off, three appendages hang from crescent, long spikes with pellet-ends above the truncated crescent). Pellet rosette (daisy) to left.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse description Crude zigzag thunderbolt and line of pellets across field. Y-shape and uncertain objects (crude six-sided irregular object, `bird`, Y-like object, ring left of field) to each side.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
Mintage ND (45 BC - 40 BC) - -
Numisquare ID 5626959650
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