Coins and Historical Medals

British Iron Age, DOBUNNI, Uninscribed issues, silver Unit, Cotswold Eagle [Head type B] Linear Mane variety, trace of moon head right, pelleted crescents for hair, rev. annulate horse left, bird or horse-like creature above horse, wheel before horse’s head, 0.67g/4h (CCI 26.0057, this coin; cf. CoD 8a; cf. ABC 2015; cf. BMC 2953-62; cf. VA 1042-1; cf. 377). About fine, however a very interesting variety and of numismatic interest £60-£80

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

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This coin offers evidence that what is usually seen as a stylised bird’s head above the horse once may have started out as an inverted animal, possibly another horse. In addition, the wheel before the horse’s head is very rarely seen.