283, Lot: 484. Estimate $300. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CELTIC, Durotriges. Uninscribed. Circa 65 BC-AD 45. Pale AV Stater (19mm, 5.81 g, 6h). Durotrigan E, Abstract (Cranborne Chase) type. Devolved head of Apollo right / Disjointed horse left; pellets around. Van Arsdell 1235-1; cf. ABC 2157 (‘Silver Stater’); cf. SCBC 365 (same). Good VF, attractive toning, flan flaw on obverse.

The higher weight and gold content of this piece clearly place this coin at the earliest stage of this large issue that quickly devolves into silver and, later, billon. While Van Arsdell’s general listing for his 1235-1 type encompasses all metal types, ABC and SCBC only list the silver and billon.