Belgae 1st Century BC Winchester Cross Wreath Gold Quarter Stater *Excessively Rare*

Belgae 1st Century BC Winchester Cross Wreath Gold Quarter Stater

2 plain crescents at centre of crossed wreath/ Horse right with single tail, 2 pellets and ring below

Excessively Rare

ABC830; 10mm, 1.04g

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4 known, this example being better than the ABC plate coin. Well centred on both sides and little wear.

Provenance

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

ex G Cottam Collection, 2002

This coin comes with a previous label.

The Belgae tribe occupied North Hampshire & West Berkshire, neighbours to the East Wilts tribe. In recent years we have seen more and more coins tentatively being attributed to the Belgae, mainly on style but with provenance also a consideration. It is likely that many more types are yet to be identified given their apparent limited issues, most coins being classed as ‘Extremely Rare’ or rarer.