Regini 1st Century BC Ratham Ringpole Gold Quarter Stater *Very Rare*

Regini 1st Century BC Ratham Ringpole Gold Quarter Stater

Cogwheel sun at centre of wreath design, hidden face below, 4 locks of hair above/Horse right, stub tail, floral sun above and cogwheel below

Very Rare

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ABC569; 11mm, 1.10g

Divided Kingdoms records just 5 of this type. The notable die flaw on the rump of the horse is seen on several other examples.

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,  VA 243 var.

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.