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Great Britain: Celtic coinage, Queen Boudicca, S

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 400.00 USD
Great Britain: Celtic coinage, Queen Boudicca, S
<B>Celtic coinage, Queen Boudicca,</B></I> "Silver Unit" (Penny), S-434, VA-794.1, 1.3 grams, right-facing head, fanciful horse on reverse, pleasing VF, light gray toning. Van Arsdell (<I>Celtic Coinage of Britain,</B></I> Spink 1989) points out that this interesting piece traces the inspiration for its Celtic portrait to the Roman republican denarii of one or possibly two issues of circa 58-46 B.C., while the reverse symbolism is clearly archaic Greek in inspiration. Its place in numismatic history is that of a link between the endlessly studied ancients and the less understood pennies of the Anglo-Saxons. The histories of the Celts and of many Anglo-Saxon issuers of money remain cloaked in the unknown. Their coins are more than a peek at their reigns, deserving of study and contemplation. This piece is a common one yet it is well centered and struck, its portrait distinctly varying from that illustrated in each cited reference.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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