Silver Unit Two-Pellet Proto Boar No Spear

€1.00
IssuerCorieltauvi tribe (Celtic Britain)
Year50 BC - 45 BC
TypeStandard circulation coins
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#10
Obverse descriptionBoar right, pincushion bristles on back, tail not curly, solid right legs (nearest viewer), bifurcated left legs, no spear in shoulder. Rings with one or two pellets around.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionHorse left, either no mane or mane of dashes, long fern tail. Large pelletal sun (anemone, solar rosette, pellet-in-ring inside ring of pellets) above. Spiral either in front or behind. Sometimes double pellet in annulet below.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
MintageND (50 BC - 45 BC)  - Three-armed spirals in front and behind boar; double pellet in annulet below and in front. Spiral before horse with no mane; double pellet in annulet below -
ND (50 BC - 45 BC)  - Double pellet in annulet above rump and between legs of boar; pellet in annulet above head. Spiral behind horse with mane -
Catalog ID5007095540
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