CELTIC, Belgae(?). Uninscribed. Circa 80-50 BC. AV Stater (15mm, 6.13 g, 1h). Chute (Durotrigan A) type.

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Lot: 1326. Estimated: $ 1 500

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CELTIC, Belgae(?). Uninscribed. Circa 80-50 BC. AV Stater (15mm, 6.13 g, 1h). Chute (Durotrigan A) type. Devolved head of Apollo right / Disjointed horse left; pellets above, ‘crab’ below, pellet in lozenge above tail; below, zigzag and pellet pattern between two parallel lines. Van Arsdell 1205-1; ABC 746; SCBC 22. Toned, some light die wear. EF. Struck on an oblong flan. Rare.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 84 (5 May 2010), lot 14.

ABC suggests a reattribution of this series from the Durotriges to the Belgae on the strength of find spot evidence. No examples of the type have been found in the territories of the Regni, Atrebates, or Durotriges, with all known coming from the Hampshire area.

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