| Issuer | Cantii tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 75 BC - 55 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Potin Unit |
| Currency | Stater |
| Composition | Potin |
| Weight | 1.6 g |
| Diameter | 15.4 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | ABC#171 , Van Arsdell#129, , Sp#63 |
| Obverse description | Outline head of Apollo left or right, with line down centre of neck, eye ring more likely with pellet. |
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| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | |
| Reverse description | Outline bull left or right, mostly of straight lines but some curves still appear, legs usually apart but may join, two crescents above. Exergual line below. |
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| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND (75 BC - 55 BC) - F2/1-1 (Allen L7): Head left, with eye pellet. Bull left, both pairs of legs apart, tail may be crescent - ND (75 BC - 55 BC) - F2/2-1: Head left, no eye pellet. Bull right, both pairs of legs apart - ND (75 BC - 55 BC) - F2/2-2 (ABC 171, Allen L6): Head left, with eye pellet. Bull right, both pairs of legs apart - ND (75 BC - 55 BC) - F2/2-3: Head left, with eye pellet. Bull right, front legs apart, rear joined - ND (75 BC - 55 BC) - F2/2-4: Head left, with eye pellet. Bull right, tail extends beyond rear leg - ND (75 BC - 55 BC) - F2/2-5: Head left, disintegrated, with eye pellet. Bull right - ND (75 BC - 55 BC) - F2/3-1: Head right, no eye pellet. Bull left, both pairs of legs apart, tail or body may be slightly curved - ND (75 BC - 55 BC) - F2/3-10 (Allen H2): Head right, no eye pellet. Bull left, both pairs of legs joined - ND (75 BC - 55 BC) - F2/3-11 (Allen L4): Head right, with eye pellet. Bull left, both pairs of legs joined, front legs may be curved - ND (75 BC - 55 BC) - F2/3-2 (Allen L1, L3, L5): Head right, with eye pellet. Bull left, both pairs of legs apart, tail or body may be slightly curved - ND (75 BC - 55 BC) - F2/3-3: Head right, no eye pellet. Bull left, junction of body, tail and rear leg forms a cross - ND (75 BC - 55 BC) - F2/3-4 (Allen L2): Head right, with eye pellet. Bull left, junction of body, tail and rear leg forms a cross - ND (75 BC - 55 BC) - F2/3-5: Head right, with eye pellet. Bull left, one front leg - ND (75 BC - 55 BC) - F2/3-6: Head right, no eye pellet. Bull left, front legs joined, rear apart - ND (75 BC - 55 BC) - F2/3-7: Head right, with eye pellet. Bull left, front legs joined, rear apart - ND (75 BC - 55 BC) - F2/3-8: Head right, no eye pellet. Bull left, front legs apart, rear joined - ND (75 BC - 55 BC) - F2/3-9: Head right, with eye pellet. Bull left, front legs apart, rear joined - ND (75 BC - 55 BC) - F2/4-1: Head right, with eye pellet. Bull right, both pairs of legs apart - ND (75 BC - 55 BC) - F2/4-2: Head right, no eye pellet. Bull right, one front leg - |
| Numisquare ID | 6740056730 |
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