Celtic (Iron Age) Coins

Obverse: Wreath design

Reverse: Horse to right, VEP above, six pointed star behind, three pellets before, [CORF] below

Size: 15mm, 0.97g

Grade: Near EF, edge chipped

Ref: S 411

Prov: Ex Timeline; ex John Meredith

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£70 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask) #2035

Obverse: Stylised boar standing right

Reverse: Stylised horse standing right, sun ring above

Size: 15mm, 1.11g

Grade: VF, edge chipped

Ref: ABC 1803

Prov: Ex Timeline; ex Graham Slater

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£60 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask) #2033

Obverse: Celticised head to left with corded hair, rosette before

Reverse: Horned goat or stag standing to right, right foreleg raised, pellet-in-annulets around

Size: 14mm, 0.75g

Grade: G/VF, broken and repaired, VERY RARE

Ref: ABC 2487; S 51

Prov: Ex Timeline; ex Chris Rudd, LL43, lot 42, ref. no.11324; ex Tony Abramson; ex John Meredith

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£90 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask) #2029

Obverse: Facing head with walrus moustache and beard

Note: Only 36 examples are found on CCI and most are not as good as this specimen. A real treasure.

Reverse: Boar to left, branch above, CVN below

Size: 13mm, 1.38g

Grade: G/VF, slightly ragged flan, dark patina, RARE

Ref: ABC 2912; S 326

Prov: Ex Timeline; ex Chris Rudd, 116, lot 48, ref. no.15413; found near Chelmsford, Essex; ex Joe Fay; ex John Meredith

£400 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask) #2023

Reverse: Triple tailed horse right, sun above, wheel below

Note: The concave side of a hammered coin is usually the reverse and as such woulld be shown second, but in this case the reverse is being promoted due to its fine detail.

Obverse: Damaged die or uniface mule

Size: 15mm, 1.07g

Grade: VF/F for type, well centre and good gold with lovely tone but loss of top section, extremely rare in any condition

Ref: ABC 506, S 48

Prov: Ex Essex Coin auctions

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£320 (P&P FREE to UK other locations ask) #2014

Obverse: Moon head, right, large boss on chin, wavy lines for hair, pellet in ring motif for eye, stalk lips, coffee bean motifs in front and above, sunburst near nose

Reverse: Annulate horse, right, beaded double tail, two small rings and large cogwheel in ring below, small ring and wheel with pellet rim (sunflower in ring of pellets) above

Size: 13mm, 0.78g

Grade: VF, small loss to edge, classed as very rare by Chris Rudd

Ref: ABC 2122; S 378; Allen Type: L

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£250 (P&P FREE to all locations) #1883d

Obverse: Winged and draped bust, right, CVNO in front

Reverse: Sphinx seated, left, head turned right, TASCIO in front 

Size: 12mm, 1.12g

Grade: VF

Ref: S 313; ABC 2870

Prov: Ex Baldwin's

£260 (P&P FREE to all locations) #1331

Obverse: Head of Apollo, left

Reverse: Butting bull, right, [MA above]

Size: 18.5mm, 3.66g

Grade: F

Ref: S 62; ABC 120

Prov: Ex Hansons; previously from the A. Smith Collection

£75 (P&P FREE to all locations)

Obverse: Head of Apollo right, devolved to wreath and crescents

Reverse: Dis-jointed horse, pellets above and below

Size: 19.5mm, 3.32g

Grade: Fine, debased silver, concurrent with the demise of silver stocks and the tribe itself

Ref: S 367

£130 (P&P FREE to all locations) #1333

Obverse: Crude head, right, with pellet triads for hair, pellet in ring for eye and stalk lips, retrograde s shape to right with pelleted rings

Reverse: Horse right, large cross below with small cross and other motifs in angles, V below tail, ring and crescents above

Size: 13mm, 1.02g

Grade: VF/AVF, a scarce coin, some porosity

Ref: ABC 2036

£190 (P&P FREE to all locations)

Obverse: Boar right, two crescents above giving the  appearance of a crown (faint and not showing in photograph) pelleted annulus to right

Reverse: Horse left, large leaf three veined tail, two pelleted annuli and crescent above (? sun motif)

Size: 15mm, 1.4g

Grade: VF, bold main features but some weak areas; a very rare example

Ref: S 396; ABC 1785

Prov: Ex C&T auctions, formerly from Chris Rudd collection

£270 (P&P FREE to all locations)