A Promising Start to the Year
Celtic coinage was minted by the Celts from the late 4th century BC to the mid 1st century AD, drawing their design influence from Greek designs.
2024 looks to be a good year for Celtic coin collectors if Chris Rudd’s January auction in Norwich is anything to go by. There is sure to be something for everyone, from a tiny silver minim of Tincomarus from the Southern Region, which is illustrated in Ancient British Coins (Aylsham 2010), to a stunning Tasciovanos Hidden Faces gold stater of the Catuvellauni tribe with a unique obverse die. Provenance also features strongly in this auction, which includes a Tincomarus Medusa gold quarter stater of the Southern Region, ex The Royal Berkshire Collection and Dr William Blank collection, published in Divided Kingdoms (Aylsham 2017) and recorded at the Celtic Coin Index in Oxford.
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And, if it’s a rarity that ‘floats your boat,’ the auction contains an Excessively Rare Verica Helmeted Victory Left silver unit of the Southern Region, which shows a winged figure seated on a rudder. “It was found at Arundel, West Sussex, in February 2023, and there are only three other examples recorded, including one in the British Museum,” says Elizabeth Cottam, director of Chris Rudd Ltd, “it’s the first one I’ve had the pleasure of auctioning, and the finder is eagerly looking forward to the sale.”
Chris Rudd’s auction will be held in Norwich on Jan.14, 2024. For a free catalog, please email sandra@celticcoins.com or phone 01263735707.
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