Corieltauvi, Selection of AR Units and Minims (8): i) ‘Proto-Boar

Corieltauvi, Selection of AR Units and Minims (8): i) ‘Proto-Boar with Spear’ type, boar right with curly tail, spear in shoulder, solar rosette above, reversed ‘S’ under boar, rev. horse left, pelletal sun above, pellet in ring below, 0.89g, 2h (S.396; ABC 1779), top third of coin broken off in antiquity, slightest porosity, deep tone to fields, sharp details, very fine; ii-iii) ‘Proto-Boar No Spear’ Type, boar right, curly tail, large solar rosette above, pellet in ring below, rev. horse left, pelletal sun above, 1.07g, 9h (S.396; ABC 1782), flan damaged in antiquity, resulting in a one-third loss of surface area, otherwise a well struck and deeply toned example of the type, fine; iv) ‘Proto-Boar, No Spear’ Type, boar right, tusks upturned, edge of pelletal circle above, S below boar, rev. horse prancing left, wheel below, multi-ringed, pelletal sun above, 1.08g, 9h (Evans 16.12, 16.14, 23.11; BMC 3199-200, 3202-04; Mack 405b; VA 855-5; S.396; ABC 1782), slight porosity, and deposits in deepest fields, otherwise nicely toned, appealing in hand, very fine; v-vii) Vepo, ‘Star’ Type, wreath, external leaves forming circle, rev. horse right, double upper front legs, star below tail, VEP above, CORF below, 0.46g, 9h (S.413; ABC 1902), slight porosity to obverse, reverse well struck, pleasing dark tone over fields, a good very fine; viii) Dumnocoveros Tigirseno (c. AD 25-35), AR Minim, DVMNO[C] between two plain lines, on top of vertical wreath, rev. TIGIR, horse right, double upper front legs, pellet below neck and tail, 0.38g, 12h (C Rudd 51.48), heavily clipped in antiquity, unfortunately broken in two in transit, deep tone, excessively rare and very fine (8) Provenance The Roy Hattrill Collection of Celtic Coins C Rudd, by private treaty [with tickets] Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Estimate:£300

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