I have this Celtic(?) coin that I know nothing about. In fact I know very little about Celtic coins, at all, and this is my first foray into that arena. Is that a Horse on one side and a Boer on the other? Is it a 'Stater'? Is it 'Corieltauvi, Hosidius Type' from 55 B.C. - 45 B.C.? I would appreciate any help to identify this coin that anyone can give, please. Thank-you. The description, (that I am not convinced of) when I purchased it, was - CELTIC BRITAIN - ICENIAN Ar Silver small coin 1.3g ex H R MOSSOP Sale lot 342 6/11/91 Glendinning's London Scarce coin in above average fine condition and rare Indeed, it does appear to be Silver and is AR13mm., and weighs 1.30gm., (as stated).
Cool coin, mate. IMHO it´s not Icenian but Corieltavian uninscribed silver unit. There are many variants, but the type is uniform: Boar r., Horse l., (Chris Rudd, Ancient British Coins, 1179 to 1821).
Thanks, @RAGNAROK You seem to agree with me. I wonder if anyone else has an opinion, or has some 'wisdom' on these coins they might wish to share.
> ex H R MOSSOP Sale lot 342 6/11/91 Glendinning's London The description for lot 342 isn't very helpful, but here goes anyway: AR and plated (36 [=36 items in this one lot]) various, chiefly Icenian, one repaired, two broken; with scraps lumps, one AV Sold for £300 I'd say your call of Corieltavi is good - the horse is right-facing for Icenian boar horse units, and this is left-facing. The other interesting bit is the ladder-like horses tail. In Ancient British Coins the closest matches are ABC 1782 and 1783. 1782 has the two dotted circles you can faintly see half of - above both the horse and the boar - but 1783 has the ladder tail. ABC calls it a large leaf tail. 1782 is common (100-200 known), but 1783 is very rare (estimate 16-30 known) Let's call it a 1783. Worth keeping
@richtea Thank-you, and Welcome. I value your input. One day I may have to become knowledgeable on these coins, but at present I am still learning as much as I can about Roman coins (while updating my post Roman coin-base). Thank-you, again.
