Sale: CNG 66, Lot: 10. Estimate $500. Closing Date: Wednesday, 19 May 2004. Sold For $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CELTIC, Britain. Atrebates. Commios? Circa 50-40 BC. AR Unit (1.03 gm). Old Basing Type. Head right with lunar face, two-pin lips and ladder hair / Horse left with corded tail; solar daisy above, pellet in double ring below. Hobbs -; Van Arsdell -; SCBC -; Finney Collection,
NumCirc October 1990, 18. Good VF, great head. Very rare. ($500)
Found near Basingstoke, Hampshire.There are strong stylistic similarities with Commios Ladder Head types (see next coin). On this example one can just see the back of a small horse in front of the Celtic head.