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The Michael O’Bee Collection of Coins of the Corieltauvi

Michael O’Bee

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№ 5189

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29 September 2008

Hammer Price:
£240

Corieltauvi, Uninscribed issues, Unit, Boar/Horse type, boar right, no spear in back, pellet-in-annulets around, exergual line below, rev. horse left, wheel above, pellets-in-annulets around, 1.42g/8h (BMC –; VA –; S 396). About very fine, reverse better, toned, an extremely rare variety (£300-400)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Michael O’Bee Collection of Coins of the Corieltauvi.

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Provenance:
Found near Lincoln 2000
CCI 00.1880.

The so-called ‘Wheel’ type is only listed in Van Arsdell and BMC with horse facing right. Only three examples with horse left are listed in the CCI, of which the present specimen is one