Silver Unit Sun and Moon Proto Boar with Spear

€1.00
IssuerCorieltauvi tribe (Celtic Britain)
Year55 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) Sp#396 , BMC Iron#3197
Obverse descriptionBoar right, solid legs, curly tail, spear in shoulder (with two or three-pronged fork at top, pellet between each prong). Large solar rosette (anemone) and either spiral (ragged cross, swastika) or horn above. Either ringed pllte or sun and moon above rump. S-shape below (sometimes more like a C), sometimes with pellet above and below. `Bat` in front.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionHorse left, long, thin tail, mane of lines. Large pelletal sun (large ring of pellets with large central pellet-in-ring) with large pellet either side above. Either sun and moon or annulet in ring of pellets below. S-shapes form a border.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
MintageND (55 BC - 45 BC)  - Type 6a: Sun and moon above boar`s rump; S below boar. Sun and moon below horse -
ND (55 BC - 45 BC)  - Type 6b: Ringed pellet behind boar, C-shape below. Sun and moon below horse; rear legs combined -
ND (55 BC - 45 BC)  - Type 6c: Ringed pellet behind boar. Ring in pellet circle below horse with detached ears -
Catalog ID6498868130
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