Stater: Head (obverse); Horse with Victory (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.143)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 125–100 BCE
Like many other pieces in the ancient British series of staters, those of the Bellovaci, which were struck on the mainland of Europe and in Britain, take their type from the gold staters of Philip II of Macedon (359–336 BC). This original coin was copied and recopied over a long period of time, the copies becoming on occasion very crude pieces. The head on the piece shown is a run-down form of the head of Philip while the reverse is all that is left of the chariot of Apollo, the Sun God, and its driver. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1969.143: Stater: Head (obverse); Horse with Victory (reverse), c. 125–100 BCE. England. Gold; diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.). Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The Bellovaci were a Belgic tribe located near the present-day city of Beauvais, France, during the Iron Age and the Roman period.
Physical characteristics
- Materials
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
- Material and technique
- gold
Identification
- Date recorded
- c. 125–100 BCE
- Culture period
- England
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1969.143
- Published references
- Cleveland Museum of Art, and Emery May Norweb. English Gold Coins, Ancient to Modern Times, On Loan to the Cleveland Museum of Art from the Norweb Collection. 1968. pp. 2 · Emery May Norweb Collection (Cleveland, Ohio), Emery May Norweb, C. E. Blunt, F. Elmore Jones, and R. P. Mack. Collection of Ancient British, Romano-British and English Coins. London: Spink, 1971. pp. 1, 17-18
- Museum classification
- Coins
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- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider coin type and standard catalogue references (e.g. SNG, RPC, RIC) against numismatic literature.