Auction Catalogue

4 October 2001

Starting at 1:00 PM

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Ancient, Celtic, British and World Coins. Historical and Art Medals

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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Lot

№ 139

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4 October 2001

Hammer Price:
£400

Early Uninscribed issues, Corieltauvi, silver Unit, boar right, large pellet-and-ring motif above, pellet in annulet below, rev. horse left, left foreleg bent back, three pellets below head, large pellet-and-ring motif above, 1.14gm (cf. BMC 3207; cf. VA 857-3; S 396). Very fine, reverse better and well struck with the triangle of pellets below the horse’s head very clear, extremely rare and a new variant of this type (£400-450)

Provenance:
Found in south-east Lincolnshire, 1993 (CCI 93.0346).

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