88 - Curdridge - The TCx3 Collection

Unique ID: 88

Technical details

DataDescriptionProvenanceReferences

Denomination	Stater	Metal	Gold
Area	Britain	Region	Southern
Issuing Authority	Belgae	Issuer	Unknown
Weight	5.34g	Diameter	18.89mm
Rarity	Rare (31 to 50)	Date	50 BC to 40 BC (see note about dating)

Obverse Legend	No Legend
Reverse Legend	No Legend
Obverse Description	The obverse shows a very abstracted rendering of Apollo’s head ultimately derived from the Philippus. It mainly comprises of a wreath and hairlocks, bisected by a hair bar. The hollow crescents on the right are hair curls, and the axe shaped object in front is all that remains of Apollo’s face. There are two pellet triangles between the hair curls, although the bottom one is hard to see on this coin and it looks like a pair of pellets. This is obverse die 14.
Reverse Description	The reverse shows the remnants of the horse drawn biga and Charioteer from the Philippus. The horse faces left, and has a crab like object below, and a pellet field above. The pellets are connected. Three horizontal lines extend from the leg on the right. These are the horse’s tail. The neck on this horse has started to elongate, and a teardrop shaped object appears between the neck and the horse’s head. The chariot wheel from the biga is just visible on the right side. Only the very left side of it is present. This is reverse die 10

Bt. Dom Aukcyjny Numimarket.pl Auction 5, lot 1050 2019

ABC	ABC 752. Chute/Cheriton Transitional
Divided Kingdoms	DK 311 – 312. British Da1 Class 1d – Curdridge
Van Arsdell	VA 1210-01. Chute-Cheriton Transitional Type

The British Da1 “Curdridge” stater sits between the British B “Chute” and the British Db1 “Cheriton” staters, and is known in “ABC” as the Chute/Cheriton Transitional type. It is similar to the Chute (see 5), but it has started to take on the “Axe Head” on the obverse and the elongated neck on the reverse which are features of the following Cheriton Smiler staters (see 59).

This was one of the last staters minted by the Belgae (or more likely an unknown tribe no longer in the historical record) before they dissapeared.

This coin is class 1d, and although 36 coins are listed in “Divided Kingdoms”, 18 of them are in the British Museum. This coin is obverse 14, reverse 10, one of only four coins known with this die pair.