The Whitwell Hoard of Iron Age Coins

British Iron Age, CORIELTAUVI, Uninscribed issues, gold Stater, British I [North East Coast Left type], devolved head of Apollo right, in the form of wreath, cloak and crescents, rev. disarticulated horse left, charioteer’s arm and pellets above, solar pellet below, coffee bean motif behind, zigzag and pellet pattern between two exergual lines below, 6.16g/10h (SF 5; ABC 1722; BMC 193-7; VA 804-1; S 29). Struck off-centre, however on a flan of attractive light gold, well-defined and rare, about extremely fine £400-£600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Whitwell Hoard of Iron Age Coins.

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XRF analysis results: Au 46.99%, Ag 39.60%, Cu 11.74%