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Silver Unit South Ferriby Left
| Issuer | Corieltauvi tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 45 BC - 10 BC |
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| Value | Silver Unit |
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| Reverse description | A stylised Celtic horse depicted in left-facing profile, rendered in the abstract curvilinear tradition characteristic of Corieltauvian coinage. The horse is distinguished by a prominent necklace and belt, and exhibits the diagnostic doubled upper foreleg motif. Above the horse, a solar rosette or pelletal sun ring occupies the upper field, serving as an astral symbol. A single pellet is positioned below the horse's tail, with two or possibly three additional pellets scattered in the lower field. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (45 BC - 10 BC) |
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The Corieltauvi occupied a territory roughly corresponding to the East Midlands, and their coinage developed later and more idiosyncratically than that of tribes further south. The "South Ferriby" designation comes from the Lincolnshire find site where a significant hoard first drew systematic attention to this regional type. Unlike many British tribal issues, Corieltauvi coins were likely produced by multiple minting centres across a diffuse tribal confederacy rather than a single controlled mint — which accounts for the considerable variation collectors encounter within a single type classification.