Regini 1st Century BC Selsey Diadem Gold Quarter Stater *Extremely Rare*

Regini

1st Century BC Selsey Diadem Gold Quarter Stater

Extremely rare, 10 known.

ABC 551 (plate coin), 12mm, 1.34g

An extraordinary type, substantially different from most of the series bolding displaying a diademed bust.

Obverse

Diademed female head left. Two coiled curls of hair behind ear.

Reverse

Horse left. Small one-legged animal (bird) above with large beak-like head. Wavy-armed cross in front. Wheel below.

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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 1404 (1995). Found Chichester, West Sussex. ABC Plate coin  VA78-1

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.