Corieltauvi British Iron Age uninscribed gold Stater, British I North East Coast Left type
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
British Iron Age
This British Iron Age stater is an uninscribed gold coin attributed to the Corieltauvi tribe, specifically identified as the British I North East Coast Left type.
The obverse features a highly stylized, devolved head of Apollo oriented to the right, rendered through a complex arrangement of a wreath, cloak, and various crescents. The reverse depicts a disarticulated horse facing left, accompanied by the arms of a charioteer and several pellets above. Additional iconographic elements include a solar pellet below the horse, a distinct coffee bean motif behind, two pellets positioned before the horse, and a zigzag with pellet pattern set between two exergual lines at the base.
Struck on a slightly oval gold-alloy flan, the coin weighs 6.11 grams. Metallurgical analysis via XRF indicates a composition of approximately 48.16% gold, 40.19% silver, and 10.20% copper, with trace elements including iron and bismuth. This coinage reflects the economic pressures of the mid-Gallic War era, which necessitated a reduction in both weight and gold purity among British Celtic tribes.
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Physical characteristics
- Shape
- slightly oval
- Weight
- 6.11g
- Material
- gold alloy
Technical characteristics
- Axis
- 5h
- Analysis
- Au 48.16%, Ag 40.19%, Cu 10.20%
Design
- Obverse
- devolved head of Apollo right, wreath, cloak, crescents
- Reverse
- disarticulated horse left, charioteer arms, pellets, solar pellet, coffee bean motif, zigzag and pellet exergual line
Identification
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- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
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