Silver Unit Pin-Mane Proto Boar No Spear

€1.00
IssuerCorieltauvi tribe (Celtic Britain)
Year50 BC - 45 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueSilver Unit
CurrencyStater
CompositionSilver
Weight1.3 g
Dimensions15 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) BMC Iron#3204 , Boar Horse#11
Obverse descriptionBoar right with deep chest and broad snout, straight bristles on back, tail not curly, solid right legs (outer, nearest viewer), bifurcated left legs, no spear in shoulder. Double pellet in annulet in large ring of pellets above. Pellet in ring above and below in front. Spiral behind.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionHorse left, pronounced pin-head mane, short fern tail, exaggerated forelegs. Large pelletal sun (anemone, solar rosette, one or two ringed pellets inside ring of pellets) above. Annulet below with either one or three pellets. Annulet in front, sometimes with pellet. Sometimes spiral behind.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
MintageND (50 BC - 45 BC)  - Large pelletal sun above horse contains one ringed pellet; annulet below has three pellets; spiral behind -
ND (50 BC - 45 BC)  - Large pelletal sun above horse contains two ringed pellets; annulet below has one pellet; no spiral behind -
Catalog ID6080429830
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