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Silver Unit Wishbone Proto Boar with Spear
| Issuer | Corieltauvi tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 55 BC - 45 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Stylised proto-boar depicted in left profile, rendered in the characteristic Celtic abstract idiom. Above the boar, a prominent solar symbol composed of a pellet-in-ring motif surrounded by a ring of pellets occupies the upper field, accompanied by a crescent or annulet device to the left. A wishbone or forked spear element appears in association with the boar, a defining feature of this type. The overall composition is characteristic of Corieltauvian die-cutting, with the design filling an irregularly flan in dynamic, curvilinear fashion. No inscription or legend is present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (55 BC - 45 BC) - Type 3a: Sun above boar has two rings of pellets around pellet-in-ring; wishbone is short. Horse has detached ears; S-shapes for mane; ringed pellets above, behind and below - ND (55 BC - 45 BC) - Type 3b: Sun above boar has one ring of pellets (but with pellets inside); wishbone is elongated (3 arms). Stocky horse has attached ears, solid rear legs (sometimes only one bifurcated foreleg) - ND (55 BC - 45 BC) - Type 3c: Horse has a pellet mane, attached ears, just one ringed pellet below - |
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