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There aren't many
ancient British gold
coins that you can
truthfully describe
as 'Bold EF'. This
superb Vosenos Star
Horse gold quarter
stater of the
Cantiaci, c.10BC-AD
5, is one of the
few. It is in
extremely fine
condition and it is
very boldly struck.
Like the
majority of ancient
British kings of the
late iron age,
Vosenos – his name
means ‘somewhat old
man’ – or Vodenos
(an alternative
rendering) is known
to us solely from
his coins, all of
which are extremely
rare. He may have
ruled as a vassal of
Dubnovellaunos. Only
a handful of
collectors can claim
to have a coin of
Vosenos in their
collection. He’s one
of the most elusive
of ancient British
rulers. Even fewer
collectors can boast
to have a coin of
Vosenos as beautiful
as this one. The two
II at the end of the
inscription
represent a single
letter E.
Only ten other
specimens of Vosenos
Star Horse are
known, including
four in museums.
This comes from the
Larry Baker
collection, USA.
Chris Rudd July
list.
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