Silver Unit X-Type Proto Boar No Spear

€1.00
IssuerCorieltauvi tribe (Celtic Britain)
Year55 BC - 45 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueSilver Unit
CurrencyStater
CompositionSilver
Weight1.0 g
Dimensions14 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Van Arsdell#855-07 , Sp#396 , BMC Iron#3202
Obverse descriptionBoar right, bristly back, curly tail, no spear in shoulder, W-shaped forelegs (upper right foreleg has elbow), solid hindlegs. Large pelletal sun (anemone, solar rosette, pellet-in-ring inside ring of pellets) above. Triskele (`X`, sometimes birdlike) above head. Pellet-in-ring above rump. Nothing below.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionHorse left, pellets mane, braided tail. Large pelletal sun (anemone, solar rosette, pellet-in-ring inside ring of pellets) above. Pellet-in-ring below and sometimes in front. Beaded or straight exergual line with ladder-like dashes below.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
MintageND (55 BC - 45 BC)  - Rich Type 4a: Horse has one fore and one hindleg bifurcated; straight exergual line with dashes below; one ringed pellet below horse only -
ND (55 BC - 45 BC)  - Rich Type 4b: Pellet-in-ring below the horse and below its head; both forelegs bifurcated. Pellet exegual line with dashes below -
Catalog ID3087171740
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