History Coins
Celtic (Iron Age) Coins
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*NEW* Trinovantes, Gold Quarter Stater, Rowntree Fern Leaf, AD 45-50, EXTREMELY RARE
Obverse: Wreath crossed by spike with three pellets, crescents below, stylised hair above
Reverse: Annulate horse, right, grooved tail, fern-like motif above, cogwheel sun below
Size: 12mm, 1.26g
Grade: EF, light scuff, EXTREMELY RARE
Ref: ABC 2362; S 48, British 'Remic' types
Pov: Ex Lockdales
£1,000 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask) #2058
*NEW* Iceni, Inscribed Issue, Silver Unit, Anted Type, AD 1-50
Obverse: Double crescent emblem on vertical wreath
Reverse: Horse right, large oval head with pellet for eye, reversed S below head, corn ear mane, two pellets below tail, pelleted sun above, pellet triad and ANTĐ monogram below
Size: 16mm, 1.07g
Grade: VF, toned, light porosity
Ref: ABC 1642/45; S 441
Pov: Ex Lockdales
£310 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask) #2057
*NEW* Durotriges, Silver Stater, Cranborne Chase Type, 58 BC - AD 43
Obverse: Wreath, cloak and crescents
Reverse: Disjointed horse, left, rectangular head, body of crescents, four vertical legs, three roughly horizontal lines for tail, twelve pellets above
Size: 18mm, 3.55g
Grade: VF
Ref: ABC 2169; S 366
£95 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask) #1603
*NEW* Iceni, Inscribed Issue, Silver Unit, Ecen Edn, AD 10-43
Obverse: Double crescent emblem on vertical wreath
Reverse: Globular horse, right, large oval head with pellet for eye, S below head, corn ear mane, two pellets below tail, pelletal sun above, three pellets and [EDN] below
Size: 14mm, 1.00g
Grade: GF
Ref: ABC 1672; S 444
Pov: Found Cambridgeshire pre 2000
£75 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask) #1028
*NEW* Dobunni, Uninscribed Issue, Silver Unit, Cotswold Eagle Head Type B, 50 BC - AD 50
Obverse: Head type B, moon head, right, pelleted crescents for hair, large boss on chin, stalk lips
Reverse: Triple-tailed annulate horse, left, 'flower' motif below, stylised bird's head above
Size: 14mm, 0.83g
Grade: VF
Ref: ABC 2015; S 377
Pov: Ex Noonans; from the collection of Geoff Cottam
£200 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask) #2053
*NEW* Iceni, Cani Duro, Silver Unit, AD 10-20, RARE
Obverse: Stylised boar, right, pellet (eye?) on shoulder, single front leg, long bristles topped by pellets, spear piercing ears, ring and letter A below
Reverse: Horse, right, pellet mane, reversed [S] below head, [CANI] above, DVRO below
Size: 12mm, 1.24g
Grade: GF/VF, some verdigris on obverse, RARE
Ref: ABC 1630; S 439
Pov: Ex Noonans
£450 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask) #1779
*NEW* Catavellauni, Silver Unit, Puckeridge Bird Hare, 50-20 BC, VERY RARE
Obverse: Uncertain animal (hare?), right, zigzag below, wheel with pellet rim behind
Reverse: Horse, left beaded mane, outline crescent (lyre?) above, star below
Size: 10mm, 0.42g
Grade: VF, chipped, VERY RARE
Ref: ABC 2499; S 52
£270 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask) #1936
*NEW* Durotriges, Silver Quarter Stater, 'Badbury Rat', 100-1 BC
Obverse: Traces of 'three men in a boat' design
Reverse: Zigzag thunderbolt and line of pellets across field, various motifs including rodent-like object, one or more double rings, and one or two 'clamshell' motifs to each side
Size: 13mm, 0.80g
Grade: F/VF
Ref: ABC 2214; S 368
£140 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask) #1602
*NEW* Iceni, Early Uninscribed, Silver Unit, Norfolk God, 65-64 BC
Obverse: Stylised male head, right, possibly moustache type, oval eye, short dashes for hair with longer crescents behind, each with pellet at the end, corn ear behind
Reverse: Abstract horse, moving right, cabled mane, lozenge below with concave sides, pellet at each corner, pelta above, tricorne within
Size: 14mm, 1.24g
Grade: VF
Ref: ABC 1564/67; S 434
Prov: Ex RWB Auctions
£180 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask) #1472
Catuvellauni & Trinovantes, AE Unit, Cunobelinus Belenus Type, AD 10-40, RARE
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
SOLD
£400 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask) #2023
Catuvellauni & Trinovantes, Silver Unit, Cunobelinus Sphinx, AD 8-41, SCARCE
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
Cantiaci Tribe, Cast Potin Unit, Thurrock MA Type, 120-100 BC
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)
Durotriges Tribe, Billon Silver Stater, Cranbourne Chase Type, 50BC-AD50
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
Dobunni Tribe, Cotswold Crosses Type, Silver Unit, 1st Century
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
SOLD
£190
Corieltauvi Tribe, Silver Unit, Crown Proto Boar Type, 1st Century
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)
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