An example of a Gold Celtic Coin we have sold recently: -~
An example of a Gold Celtic Coin we have sold recently:
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Cunobelin 005479~
Exquisite Cunobelin 'Butting Bull' Unit
Bronze, 2.34 grams; 15.39 mm. Obverse: Helmeted bust of Cunobelin left, CVNOB[ELIN] REX around anti-clockwise. Reverse: A superbly detailed butting bull right, with TASC below the exergue line. Celtic Coin Index Registration Number at Oxford University: CCI 06.0253. VA 2095; M246; BMC 1944-51. Extremely Fine condition with a stunning bull. Found Cambs 2006.
Dr Philip De Jersey writes: "This is nice, in fact the reverse is probably the best one of these for a long time. As you'll be well aware VA 2095 is not a rare type, but it is rare with the detail as fine as this on the bull."
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Exquisite Cunobelin 'Butting Bull' Unit
Bronze, 2.34 grams; 15.39 mm. Obverse: Helmeted bust of Cunobelin left, CVNOB[ELIN] REX around anti-clockwise. Reverse: A superbly detailed butting bull right, with TASC below the exergue line. Celtic Coin Index Registration Number at Oxford University: CCI 06.0253. VA 2095; M246; BMC 1944-51. Extremely Fine condition with a stunning bull. Found Cambs 2006. SOLD
Dr Philip De Jersey writes: "This is nice, in fact the reverse is probably the best one of these for a long time. As you'll be well aware VA 2095 is not a rare type, but it is rare with the detail as fine as this on the bull."
~Cunobelin 005479|11031|~302~16496~~
References~
Celtic Coin Book References:
S = Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom
M = The Coinage of Ancient Britain by R.P. Mack
VA = R.D. Van Arsdell, Celtic Coinage in Britain
BMC = British Museum Catalogues, D Allen & R Hobbs
CCI = Celtic Coin Index at Oxford University
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