This gorgeous Cunobelinus Classic Left Type gold stater is something of a mystery. Why does the horse face left and not right, as on all the other corn-ear staters? Was it a mistake? Or was it deliberately designed this way? It is unlikely to have been done in error because two reverse dies were cut this way. Moreover, the ornament above the horse isn't the usual branch. It is clearly a floral motif, not unlike a regal fleur-de-lys. Therefore, turning the horse in the opposite direction must have been intentional, not accidental. Why was this done? It's a mystery. And it's a great rarity, with only eleven other examples recorded, including two in the British Museum. Chris Rudd September list (which features the wrong obverse image for this coin, the above image being the right one).                                                        5.9.05