Corieltauvi Celtic Coins for Sale

The Coritani/Corieltavi/Corieltauvi tribal capital was Ratae Corieltavorvm located in Leicester. Their territory included Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, and part of South Yorkshire. Coinage was usually struck by two or three rulers at once. The Coritani were not a unified tribe, but a collection of like-minded people sharing the same outlook and social practices.

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North Lincolnshire Corieltauvi 'Scyphate Type' Gold Celtic Coin 021412

North Lincolnshire Corieltauvi 'Scyphate Type' Gold Celtic Coin
Gold, 0.46 grams, 13.33 mm. Mid to late 1st century BC. Obverse: stylised boar. Reverse: large S symbol with pellets and rings in field. Reference: M. -; VA. -; BMC 3187-93; S. 395. A chipped specimen but with most of the design evident in fine condition.

£150.00

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North Lincolnshire Corieltauvi 'Scyphate Type' Gold Celtic Coin 021412
Corieltauvi 'Kite Type' Stater 012944

Corieltauvi 'Kite Type' Stater
Gold, 4.81 grams; 19.07 mm. Circa mid to late 1st century BC. Corieltauvian G. Obverse: almost a uniface. Reverse: disjointed horse left, diamond shape above containing four pellets, three-armed spiral below horse, three pellets at end of each spiral arm. Celtic Coin Index Registration Number at Oxford University: CCI 09.3021. S. 392; M. 447; VA. 825; BMC. 3181-84. [Van Arsdell classified this coin as extremely rare, with most in museums]. Very fine condition.

Dr John Sills of the Celtic Coin Index at Oxford University writes: “not clear how may pellets this one has in the diamond but it looks like four. An almost uniface type from late in the kite series, which probably explains the relatively low weight.”

£625.00

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Corieltauvi 'Kite Type' Stater 012944


Celtic Coin Book References:

S = Coins of England and the United Kingdom
M = R P Mack, The Coinage of Ancient Britain
VA = R D Van Arsdell, Celtic Coinage in Britain
BMC = D Allen & R Hobbs, British Museum Catalogues
GEB = J Sills, Gaulish and Early British Gold Coinage
LT = S Gouet, M Prieur & L Schmitt, La Tour
CCI = Celtic Coin Index at Oxford University
WW = Wildwinds.com (reference & attribution site)



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