The Chris Morrison Collection of Ancient British Coins

Catuvellauni, Cunobelin, Stater, Classic type, ear of barley dividing camv, rev. horse prancing right, crescent above, cvno above double exergual line, stippling below, 5.40g/4h (cf. BMC 1827ff; cf. VA 2025; cf. S 288-9). About extremely fine and of outstanding artistic merit, an unpublished variant of the Classic type, extremely rare £2,500-3,500

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

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Provenance: Found near Slough (Berkshire); C. Rudd FPL 78, November 2004 (63). CCI 04.2177.

The delicate stippling effect evident on both obverse and reverse dies, combined with the unusual quality of the portrayal of the horse, suggest that the present specimen is not part of the normal production run of these Staters. Add to that the voided crescent above the horse and what appears to be a smaller crescent or torc on the horse’s head and this is a coin that combines exceptional quality with outstanding rarity