Coins and Historical Medals

British Iron Age, ICENI, or possibly North Thames, Uninscribed issues, silver Half Unit, trace of design, rev. small crude horse standing right, star above, 0.48g (CCI 24.3383, this coin; ABC –; BMC –; VA –; S –). About fine, however a new type and of numismatic interest thus £60-£80

This lot is to be sold as part of a special collection, Iron Age Coins from the Collection of Geoff Cottam.

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Bt J. Cummings 25 September 1991

This coin is another new type found in G. Cottam’s collection. Whilst the obverse is illegible, the form and small size of the horse compared to the size of the flan brings to mind the Icenian silver Unit ABC 1504 and the Half-Units ABC 1594-1600. However without a specific find spot it cannot be said for certain that it is Icenian.