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Lot 4584    SESSION 17 (11.30AM FRIDAY 28 JULY)    Collection of Ancient British Coins

Estimate $1,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,300

ANCIENT BRITISH, Kent, Dubnovellaunos, (c.25-10 B.C.), gold stater, (5.40 g), Dubnovellaunos Serpent type, obv. plain, rev. horse leaping to right with linear mane, pellet triad in front, [DVBNO]V[ELL]AVNOS around, two pellets and bucranium above with ringed pellet either side, serpent and ringed-pellet below, (S.177, ABC 303, Van A 169, BMC 2492-96, M 282). Beautiful horse with rich ornamentation around, nearly extremely fine and very rare.

Private purchase from Chris Rudd, list 94, #12. Previously list 56, #25.



Ex J.Hall Collection and R.Kretz Collection.



High quality serpent staters of this type are very rare as most are in museum collections.

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