Auction Catalogue

16 March 2005

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Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes, to include the Professor Jeffrey P Mass Collection of English Short Cross Coins, 1180-1247 (Part II) and British Medals from the James Spencer Collection (Part III)

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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Lot

№ 98

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16 March 2005

Hammer Price:
£680

Catti, Stater, fern, rev. triple-tailed horse galloping right, wheel below, [catti] above, 5.34g/6h (BMC 3057; VA 1130; S 384). Good very fine, rare (£700-800)

The style of fern (or ear of corn?) varies from ruler to ruler. The cataloguer is satisfied that this obverse conforms to that of Catti

Provenance: G.C. Drabble Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 4-6 July 1939, lot 25, J.H. Barnes Collection, Sotheby Auction, 26 June 1974, lot 83, bt Spink