Gallo Belgic Ambiani 2nd Century BC Broad Flan Gold Stater

Gallo Belgic Ambiani 2nd Century BC Broad Flan Gold Stater

Right type

Flamboyant wreath bust right with big hair/Horse right, charioteer above

Rare

ABC1; 21mm, 7.37g

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The very beginning of the story of coinage in Britain, Coin of England number 1. These were the prototypes for British coinage and are highly important as such. Examples like this with Apollo facing right are much rarer than the left facing type.

Provenance

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

CNG Triton I auction (December 1997), Lot 2195, ex David Sear. Scheers class IV. VA 10-1

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.