Can You Please Help Improve Attribution Of This Celtic Silver Stater?

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Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 640 Posts	Posted 01/02/2018 10:55 am This coin weighs 3.31 g and has a diameter of 23 mm. It is slightly scyphate (cup-shaped, concave), with the convex surface rather worn. The only description I have is "Celtic silver stater." If you can provide any more info (region, ruler, approx. dates) it will be greatly appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 01/02/2018 11:28 am It's a coin of the Durotriges, in southern Britain, I think 1st century BC/AD, but before Claudius's campaigns. Supposedly, the top picture (reverse) is supposed to be a horse, and the bottom picture is supposed to be a portrait of Apollo, only showing the hair and wreath. Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 640 Posts	Posted 01/02/2018 12:15 pm Thank you so much, Finn235. I'm very impressed with your knowledge of these coins. Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 01/02/2018 12:22 pm They made these in two versions, one a debased metal (the more common) and before that in silver (which due to some unrest somewhere or other became hard for them to aquire) The silver coins are rarer than the debased ones. The dates supplied with the one I bought said 45 BC - 58 AD Edited by DavidUK 01/02/2018 12:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
richtea New Member United Kingdom 25 Posts	Posted 01/03/2018 12:19 pm If you flip that image over, it will be the right way up. You can make out: - legs: the straight lines are the 4 legs of a horse (well, 3 in your case, the first one is only just visible on the left once flipped) - body: the two curves/crescents in the middle - neck: the angled line to the left pointing north-west - plus many pellets/dots above the horse Hope that helps... Report this Post to the Staff
richtea New Member United Kingdom 25 Posts	Posted 01/03/2018 12:34 pm And here's another from within this forum: http://goccf.com/t/275792&SearchTerms=celtic Just needs rotating 90 degrees clockwise. Edited by richtea 01/03/2018 12:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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