Celtic Stater 60-50 BC

Celtic Stater 60-50 BC #1.0
Celtic Stater 60-50 BC #1.0
Celtic Stater 60-50 BC #2.1
Celtic Stater 60-50 BC #3.2
Celtic Stater 60-50 BC #4.3
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Description from the seller

Material: Gold
Weight: 5.83 g
Diameter: 16.00 mm

Northeast Gaul, the Ambiani AV Stater. Gallic War uniface type.
Obv: Plain
Rev: Devolved horse to right; pellet triad and 'charioteer's arms' above, crescent and pellet flanked by S to left and right below, exergual line with crescents and pellets below. D&T 242 var.

**beautiful ancient patina**.

This stater were issued by the coalition of Gallic tribes to fund the war against Julius Caesar in Gaul.
The Ambiani themselves, to whom these issues are attributed, occupied the Somme valley area and were said to have fielded ten thousand warriors against Caesar. Their chief town Samarobriva, afterwards called Ambiani and Civitas Ambianensium, is thought to have been on the site of modern-day Amiens.

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Material: Gold
Weight: 5.83 g
Diameter: 16.00 mm

Northeast Gaul, the Ambiani AV Stater. Gallic War uniface type.
Obv: Plain
Rev: Devolved horse to right; pellet triad and 'charioteer's arms' above, crescent and pellet flanked by S to left and right below, exergual line with crescents and pellets below. D&T 242 var.

**beautiful ancient patina**.

This stater were issued by the coalition of Gallic tribes to fund the war against Julius Caesar in Gaul.
The Ambiani themselves, to whom these issues are attributed, occupied the Somme valley area and were said to have fielded ten thousand warriors against Caesar. Their chief town Samarobriva, afterwards called Ambiani and Civitas Ambianensium, is thought to have been on the site of modern-day Amiens.

*Shipping only into EU

Details

Era
Before 1400
Culture/region
Celtic
Year/period and variation
60-50 BC
Denomination
Stater
Metal
AV
Condition
Ungraded
Weight
5.83 g
Number of objects
1
Sold by
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Objects sold
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