Coin of the week

 

It is not often that one can truly describe a celtic coin as 'extremely fine'.  Here's one of those rare examples - a bold biga stater of Cunobelin.  This specimen is particularly interesting because it clearly reveals one of the two little faces on the obverse.  A similar face occurs on the TASCIO RICON staters of Tasciovanos, though more subtly depicted and not as obvious.  So perhaps it is a family badge of Tasciovanos or possibly a tribal emblem of the Catuvellauni. Chris Rudd March List.                                                                                                          7.3.05