Collection of Ancient British Coins

Sale 115    25–28 Jul 2017   Gallery Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 4649    SESSION 17 (11.30AM FRIDAY 28 JULY)    Collection of Ancient British Coins

Estimate $3,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $4,200

ANCIENT BRITISH, North Thames Region, Tasciovanos, Uninscribed coins, Tasciovanos Spiral type, (c.25 B.C.-12 A.D.), gold stater, (5.50 g), obv. crossed-wreath motif with two opposed crescents and four ringed-pellets at centre forming hidden faces, rev. full bodied horse to right, with corded mane, pellet under tail, bucranium and anemone above, hook-like object and ring below, (S.214, ABC 2553, Van A 1680 var, NT 7, BMC 1591-603, M 149). Attractive rose gold, sharply struck with a beautiful obverse, bold horse with full bucranium, superb extremely fine and rare.

Private purchase from Chris Rudd, June 2007.



As per the article by Rainer Kretz in The Numismatic Circular, Vol CVI, no.1, February 1998, this stater is part of the Obv Type B, Rev Type II series. It is an exceptionally beautiful example of this rare type.

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