Silver Unit Mercedes Proto Boar No Spear

Features

Issuer	Corieltauvi tribe (Celtic Britain)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	50 BC - 45 BC
Value	Silver Unit
Currency	Stater
Composition	Silver
Weight	1.3 g
Diameter	15 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 477541
References	Boar Horse# 14 Matthew Rich; 2014. Boar Horse. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom.

Series: Proto Boar

Obverse

Boar right, straight bristles on back, tail not curly, solid right legs (outer, nearest viewer), bifurcated left legs, no spear in shoulder. Double pellet in annulet in large ring of pellets above. Pellet in annulet above and in front of head.

Reverse

Horse left, long ears, short fern tail. Large pelletal sun (anemone, solar rosette) above with annulet (sometimes containing pellet) in ring of pellets. Single or double pellet in ring in front. Below either annulet containing concave triangle or Mercedes symbol.

Comments

Rich Type 14, ‘Mercedes Proto Boar’, intermediate period:
Rich Type 14a: 2 on CCI (1 obverse, 1 reverse die). Pelletal sun above horse contains pellet; single pellet in annulet in front; annulet containing concave triangle below.
Rich Type 14a var ('Two Mercedes Proto Boar'): As Type 14a but boar has an annulet containing a concave triangle behind it (Chris Rudd List 160, 13 August 2018, lot 22, found near Doncaster, Yorkshire).
Rich Type 14b: 1 on CCI (1 obverse, 1 reverse die). Pelletal sun above horse contains no pellets; double pellet in annulet in front; annulet containing concave triangle below.
Rich Type 14c: 2 on CCI (1 obverse, 1 reverse die). Pelletal sun above horse contains pellet; single pellet in annulet in front; Mercedes symbol below; horse has single left foreleg.

The intermediate period horse always has a fern tail.

The illustrated coin is in the Portable Antiquities Scheme database (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Date	References
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ND (50 BC - 45 BC)	Boar Horse# 14a Matthew Rich; 2014. Boar Horse. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom.	Pelletal sun above horse contains pellet; single pellet in annulet in front; annulet containing concave triangle below
ND (50 BC - 45 BC)	Boar Horse# 14a var. Matthew Rich; 2014. Boar Horse. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom.	Annulet containing concave triangle behind boar. Pelletal sun above horse contains pellet; single pellet in annulet in front; annulet containing concave triangle below
ND (50 BC - 45 BC)	Boar Horse# 14b Matthew Rich; 2014. Boar Horse. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom.	Pelletal sun above horse contains no pellets; double pellet in annulet in front; annulet containing concave triangle below
ND (50 BC - 45 BC)	Boar Horse# 14c Matthew Rich; 2014. Boar Horse. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom.	Pelletal sun above horse contains pellet; single pellet in annulet in front; Mercedes symbol below

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Picture 1 of the example of Silver Unit (Mercedes Proto Boar No Spear)

Picture 2 of the example of Silver Unit (Mercedes Proto Boar No Spear)

© 2007 Oxford University & The Portable Antiquities Scheme (CC BY-SA 4.0)
ND (50 BC - 45 BC) – Boar Horse# 14c – Pelletal sun above horse contains pellet; single pellet in annulet in front; Mercedes symbol below • 1.26 g

The illustrated coin is in the Portable Antiquities Scheme database (CC BY-SA 4.0). https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/309182

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