Regini 1st Century BC Sussex Lyre Silver Unit *Rare*

Regini 1st Century BC Sussex Lyre Silver Unit

Diademed head right, large curls for hair/Horse right, zigzag tail, lyre below, wheel above, S in front

Rare

ABC647; 14mm, 1.47g

 

Provenance

This coin is from The London Collection of Ancient British Coins. For more information click here: The London Collection – Silbury Coins : Silbury Coins

M Vosper FPL 84, no 3. Found West Hampriet, Chichester

This coin comes with a previous label.

 

Regni/Regini

The Regni, sometimes referred to as the Regini, appear to have occupied what is today the western portion of West Sussex – their tribal civitas probably underlying what became the Roman town of Noviomagus Reginorum (Chichester). Regnian coinage is characterised not only by its sheer diversity, but also scarcity. Indeed, many of the key types are extremely rare. This is perhaps exemplified best by many of the tribe’s quarter-staters, of which no fewer than forty varieties are listed by ABC.