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Triton XXIV 19-20 Jan 2021
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CELTIC, North-Eastern series ('Corieltauvi'). Uninscribed. Circa 60-50 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 5.78 g, 2h). Devolved head of Apollo right / Stylized horse left; "anchor face" above; star to left, pelleted sun and zigzag pattern below. Cf. Van Arsdell 805-11 and 809; CCI 930416 (as Van Arsdell 805-11, same dies); cf. ABC 1734-7; cf. SCBC 29 and 390. Lightly toned. EF. Very rare.
This interesting stater bears the "anchor face" characteristic of the Sunflower type issues of the Corieltauvi, but also features a star below the horse's head, as seen on the North East Coast type. It would appear that this coin is from a very rare and as-yet undescribed transitionary issue linking the two types together.
This interesting stater bears the "anchor face" characteristic of the Sunflower type issues of the Corieltauvi, but also features a star below the horse's head, as seen on the North East Coast type. It would appear that this coin is from a very rare and as-yet undescribed transitionary issue linking the two types together.