Unique ID: 108
Most “Phallic Geometric” quarters were struck from a worn Insular Cf2 obverse die (this coin for example) which, when viewed from a certain angle with a certain imagination, looks phallic. This coin comes from a previously unknown obverse die, although you probably wouldn’t know it because it’s so worn. Coin 105 shows how it should look. The new obverse die wore out within the space of a single reverse die, which suggests that they had some quality control issues at the mint.
The reverse design derives from Insular Cf2 (see 29 and 41), but is much more angular and has more in common with the Duro Boat Gold quarter staters (see 7, 8, 12, 16, 42, 51, and 112) which, based on average weight and alloy composition, were contemporary or perhaps slightly earlier. It dates to the 70-55 BC band, but will probably be towards the middle or end of that range.
This is one of four in the collection (see 49, 105, and 106).
