The Chris Morrison Collection of Ancient British Coins

Catuvellauni, Uninscribed issues, Unit, Late Whaddon Chase type, female head right with pointed nose and corded hair, tiny horse and bird in front, rev. annuleted horse right, bucranium and pellets in annulets above, pellet ring in front, pellets-in-annulets below, 1.09g/8h (BMC 376; VA 1558; S –). Slight chip, otherwise good very fine; approximately 12 known, of which this is one of the finest £800-1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Chris Morrison Collection of Ancient British Coins.

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Provenance: Found in Cambridgeshire; C. Rudd FPL 80, March 2005 (50). CCI 05.0105.

An extraordinary caricature-like portrait, affectionately known in the Celtic coin world as ‘Thatcher’s Sister’