Berkshire c. 55-40 BC Abingdon Zoo Left Type Silver Unit *Excessively Rare*
£2,950.00
Berkshire c. 55-40 BC Abingdon Zoo Left Type Silver Unit
Boar right, horse without front legs to front, head turned back/Horse left, ladder mane, wheel above, long legged boar below
Excessively Rare
ABC 1001 (plate coin); 14mm, 1.14g
The finest example of 5 known, struck on a large flan showing much detail.
ABC attributes this coin to the ‘Berkshire’ tribe, whose name is now lost, who seemed to exist in Berkshire and south Oxfordshire. They may have had links to the Ambiani of Gaul, East Wiltshire tribe (ABC 2116 horse/boar is remarkably similar) or the Atrebates of Hampshire.
Provenance
This coin is from The London Collection of Ancient British Coins. For more information click here: The London Collection – Silbury Coins : Silbury Coins
C Rudd FPL 26, no 33. CCI 97.0045. ABC plate coin
This coin comes with a previous label.
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