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Corieltauvi Cut Gold Stater, Ancient Coin 2.25 grams. Shipped with USPS First Class Package.
Wikipedia:
The Corieltauvi (formerly thought to be called the Coritani, and sometimes referred to as the Corieltavi) were a tribe of people living in Britain prior to the Roman conquest, and thereafter a civitas of Roman Britain. Their territory was in what is now the English East Midlands.
Im not sure if these people are technically Celts, but they used the same style for making coins.
They liked to feature wheat on their coins, and this cut one is no exception. On the other side you can see part of their stylized horse, also common on their coins. Heres one for $1800 on a fancy pants coin page:
http://www.artancient.com/antiquities-for-sale/collections/ancient-coins-sale/gold-coins/ancient-celtic-gold-stater-coin-of-king-dumnocoveros-of-the-corieltauvi-20-ad.html
The gold content of this stater seems high to me. In person, it cant be mistaken for Electrum. Never the less, its called, "Pale Yellow Gold", and implies 55 B.C. as shown in that picture.
I made notes, which are printed on the bottom of the container youll receive. Heres what I wrote on the bottom when I put it into that container. I forget what that means. Dont trust those Is and 1s. could be CC1 and M5I for all I know.
CCI 961486 VA 800 M51 Coriel-Tauvi Cut Stater
Heres the main thing: This sells on eBay! Its an investment which needs no middleman.
Someone named Bob Van Arsdell (wow!!!) sent me this, regarding this coin. If you have Celtic coins, you know who R. D. Van Arsdell is.
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Hi, here's the reference for “VA800”:
https://vanarsdellcelticcoinageofbritain.com/plates-catalog-listings_ccb3/plate_33_ccb3.html
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After seeing that page, I went into my usual rant about how no one should deface a coin. Theres a hole in the sample shown.
However, that hole has a potentially interesting story. It was lovingly drilled in just the right position to play up the horse, and it seems as if someone might have been rubbing it with their fingers constantly.
I revise my rules: If you lived at the time of the coin, then its ok to drill a hole in it.
Otherwise, for the rest of us, dont deface old coins!
****** New info. I received an email on this coin:
Sir, The Celtic en ligne coinage was not ever cut to make small change as the later hammered coinage was done in Britain; this is an actual breakage of the coin.
Regards, Robert
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