Catalogue information

LastDodo number
6709165
Area
Coins
Title
Celtic - Raetia, Vindelici 1 stater 50-15 BCE
Face value
Year
-40
Variety / overstrike
Head of State
Type
Designer
Series
Theme
Gold- or silver content
Weight
4.05
Diameter
15,7
Thickness
3.4
Punch
Shape
Obverse
Reverse
Edge
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
Catalogue number
KMW 467; Allen & Nash 160; De la Tour 9441
Details
Obv; Pyramid of six pellet-in-annulets, Rev; a "triskele" motif consisting of a triple spiral exhibiting rotational symmetry. The spiral design can be based on interlocking Archimedean spirals, or represent three bent human legs. Raetia was a province of the Roman Empire, named after the Rhaetian people. It bordered on the west with the country of the Helvetii, on the east with Noricum, on the north with Vindelicia, on the west with Transalpine Gaul and on south with Venetia et Histria.