Silver Unit S-Triad Proto Boar No Spear

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IssuerCorieltauvi tribe (Celtic Britain)
Year55 BC - 45 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueSilver Unit
CurrencyStater
CompositionSilver
Weight1.0 g
Dimensions14 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ABC#1782 , Sp#396
Obverse descriptionBoar right, bristly back, curly tail, no spear in shoulder, W-shaped forelegs. Large pelletal sun (anemone, solar rosette, pellet-in-ring inside ring of pellets) above. S triad (three interlocking S-shapes with pellet ends) above tail. `Bat` above head. Sometimes S below.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionHorse left, mane of pellets or Ss, braided tail. Large pelletal sun (anemone, solar rosette, pellet-in-ring inside ring of pellets) above. Pellet-in-ring below, sometimes above head or in front.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
MintageND (55 BC - 45 BC)  - Rich Type 5a: Boar has bushy tail, solid rear legs, curved upper right foreleg. Horse has ringed pellet above and below, and curved pellet exergual line -
ND (55 BC - 45 BC)  - Rich Type 5b: Horse has serpent mane, ringed pellet above head, above tail and below body, and short straight exergual line -
ND (55 BC - 45 BC)  - Rich Type 5c: Horse has serpent mane, ringed pellet above head and below body, no exergual line -
ND (55 BC - 45 BC)  - Rich Type 5d: Horse has pellet mane, ringed pellet below head and below body, pellet exergual line with vertical dashes below -
ND (55 BC - 45 BC)  - Rich Type 5e: Horse has pellet mane, ringed pellet below, no exergual line -
ND (55 BC - 45 BC)  - Rich Type 5f: Horse has pellet mane, ringed pellet below, pellet exergual line with vretical dashes below. The floral sun above has two pellets in a ring inside a large pellet ring -
Catalog ID6106311710
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