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21–23 September 2016

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Lot

№ 1063

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22 September 2016

Hammer Price:
£400

British Iron-Age, East Wiltshire, uninscribed issues, base gold Stater, British Mb [Savernake Forest type], trace of design, rev. disjointed horse right, solar-spiral above, ‘torc’ and annulets in front, pellet-in-annulet behind, five-spoked wheel below, 3.48g (ABC 2091; VA 1526; BMC 361ff; S 37). Nearly very fine, dark £300-360

Despite its dark colour and low weight, this coin does appear to have some gold content and is not just a base core