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Auction: 23006 - The Official COINEX Auction at Spink
Lot: 8

The Ashley Green (Bucks) Hoard | Iron Age Britain, Gallo-Belgic Imports, Bellovaci (c. 150-75 BC), Series B, 'Broad Flan' AV Stater, devolved 'androgynous' laureate head left, rev. disjointed horse prancing left, winged victory as charioteer flying above, flower below, [Spink XRF: 72.93% Au; 23.13% Ag; 3.94% Cu], 7.40g [114.20grns], 11h (CCI 23.0482 = BM 2020 T27 = PAS BH-330EE4, no. 6 this coin; Sills 294-297 [Series Ab1, Class 5], dies 37/45 [29 Known]; Scheers Class VIIIb; Ruding, Pl. 1, nos. 17-19; VA 12-1; ABC 4; Spink 2), superficial extraction scuffs, scratches and a trace of rim crimping, otherwise residually lustrous, with peripheral softness, nevertheless a bold fine for issue, and the portrait clear, rare

Provenance

From the Ashley Green (Bucks) Hoard, deposited by 75 BC

~ Recovered by Mr Stephen Eldridge between 6 November 2019 and 11 January 2020, the coins were reported to the British Museum (BM 2020 T27 = PAS BH-330EE4) and subsequently disclaimed. ~


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Sold for
£2,800

Starting price
£2000