Silver Unit Triskele 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) Boar Horse#13
Obverse descriptionBoar right, 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, sometimes tighter within a larger ring. Triskeles and/or ringed pellets around boar. Pellet exergual line.
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Reverse descriptionHorse left, fine pinhead mane or mane of dashes, long thin tail stranded on one side. Large pelletal sun (anemone, solar rosette) above with two ringed double pellets inside ring of pellets (forming a figure of eight). Double or triple pellet in ring in front. Either triskele or spiral above head. Triskele below. Pellet exergual line.
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Mint
MintageND (50 BC - 45 BC)  - Ringed double pellet inside pellet ring above thin boar; pellet in annulet above and below head; spiral behind. Triskele above and below horse; double pellet in ring in front -
ND (50 BC - 45 BC)  - Ringed double pellet inside tight pellet ring all within solid ring above boar; triple pellet in annulet above rump; triskele above head and between legs; double pellet in ring in front. Triskele below horse; triple pellet in ring in front -
Catalog ID7476235900
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