Lot 4011
Celtic Coinage. Britain. The Catuvellauni/Trinovantes. Tasciovanus. Gold Stater (5.42 g, 17 mm). Late 1st century B.C. Camulodunum mint. Crossed wreaths, addorsed crescents at center, pellets and wedges within two angles and pellets, wedges and crescents within other two angles. Reverse: TASCIAVAN [CAM], horse right, sun-like object above, consisting of pellet-in-ring surrounded by pellet ring, pellet-in-ring below, two pellets under tail. CCI 94.1607 (this coin). Cf. Hobbs 1606-1607, Van Arsdell 1684, Spink 216 (all with different obverse ornamentation). Nearly Extremely Fine. Extremely rare: perhaps the only recorded specimen from this obverse die.
The ornamentation in the angles formed by the crossed wreaths is arranged in such a way as to appear as four human faces.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
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