Summary
Gold coin; Denomination: stater
Type British H
Coins of this type were considered to be issued by the Brigantes before the middle of the twentieth century, then they were attributed to the Coritani a tribal name based on a medieval manuscript of Ptolemy's Geography. This name was corrected in 1983 from a cursive latin inscription on a tile to Corieltauvi (see Tomlin, R.S.O. " Roman Leicester: a corrigendum: for 'Coritani' should we now read 'Corieltauvi'?)
Obverse Description
A crude and disjointed design ultimately derived from a head of Apollo wearing a laurel wreath, the wreath remains clear.
Reverse Description
A crudely formed horse advancing right with beads and a crescent above. (When purchased this design was seen as a horse to the left with the beads below)
Edge Description
plain
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Acknowledgement
Purchased, Felton Bequest, 1929
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Date Issued
50 BC - 25 AD
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Issued By
Corieltauni Tribe, Ancient Britain, 50 BC - 25 AD
Coins of this type circulated in the land of the Corieltauni (Coritani) tribe, roughly modern Yorkshire, Cheshire and Lincolnshire. -
Denomination
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Series
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Material
Gold
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
19 mm (Outside Diameter), 6.419 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
cf. Mack 50 cf. Evans A.9 Transactions of the Leicester Archaeological and Historical Society 48 (1983); available at: [Link 1])
[Book] Mack, R. P. 1975. The Coinage of Ancient Britain., p.161 no.50 Pages
[Book] Evans, John. 1864. The Coins of the Ancient Britons., cf A.9 Pages
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