Iron Age Coins from the Collection of Geoff Cottam

British Iron Age, DUROTRIGES, Uninscribed issues, billon Stater, Omo type, devolved head of Apollo comprising wreath, cloak and crescents, rev. disjointed horse left, rectangular head, body of crescents, pellets above, four vertical legs, pellet below, four-spoked wheel before horse, 3.86g/2h (ABC 2172; BMC –; VA –; S –). Weakly struck, otherwise fine and very rare £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Iron Age Coins from the Collection of Geoff Cottam.

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G. Cottam Collection

Despite the absence of a decorative exergual pattern, this coin can be identified as belonging to the ‘Omo’ type due to the four-spoked wheel before the horse’s face. The Omo type is often seen with a wide range of unusual decorations, not seen in other similar Staters of the Durotriges. These decorations include, but are not limited to, irregular dashes, pellet triads and rings in the exergue, cross-hatching between the strands of the tail, fern shapes below the tail, and more. Many of these variations are seen throughout the Cottam collection.