Gold stater of the Catuvellauni

The finder of this Ancient British gold coin wished to remain anonymous but asked for my opinion on its possible value.

This is a gold stater of the Catuvellauni. On the obverse are back to back crescents with pellets and lines inside the curves. On the reverse is a horse facing right with a spiral sun over the rump, a branch below and vestiges of ADDEDOMAROS around.

The preceding information adds up to this stater being an example of the Addedomaros Floral Spiral type.  In Ancient British Coins it is listed as number 2511 and in the Standard Catalogue it is number 202.

Valuation

I’d grade the coin as nearly VF and in its present condition a likely pre-sale auction estimate would be £1,200-1,500.

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