Gallo Belgic Ambiani 2nd Century BC Broad Flan Gold Quarter Stater *Rare*

Gallo Belgic Ambiani 2nd Century BC Broad Flan Gold Quarter Stater

Right type

Flamboyant wreath head right/Horse right

Rare

ABC28; 15mm, 1.84g

The very beginning of the story of coinage in Britain. These were the prototypes for British coinage and are highly important as such.

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, 1997, found near Great Dunmow, Essex VA 15-1, CCI 98.1291, Allan Aa2

This coin comes with a previous label.

Iron Age Gallo Belgic & early uninscribed coins are found all over Britain. These coins were made in Gaul then imported during the 2nd-1st Century BC, before coin manufacture was established in Britain. The introduction of Britain’s own coinage in around 60-50 BC was in an uninscribed form to start with, only later did rulers realise the potential of inscriptions.