Durotriges Billon Stater Celtic Britain

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FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 07/18/2018 5:58 pm A local source has this billon stater up on a 'board' auction. I know absolutely nothing about Celtic coins excepting some of the pre Roman coins of Spain. The billon is a bit rough and looks like less than 50% silver to my eye The pics are poor iPhone shots from within ye olde coin shoppe Opinions ? Value ? I believe the attribution is correct as I checked Vcoins for very similar looking coins. Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 07/18/2018 6:12 pm Billon staters of the Durotriges are amongst the most reasonably priced of pre Roman Celtic coins, and most easily obtained. They also issued a few base gold staters, which are also amongst the most reasonably priced pre Roman Celtic gold coins. The Durotriges occupied Southern England, around the Hampshire area. Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 07/18/2018 6:16 pm Yes, it's a Durotriges stater. Looks genuine but very low grade. Coins of similar quality have sold from $8 to $20 on ebay recently. Personally, I would hold out for a better piece. Expect to pay $100++ for an attractive example in good metal. I purchased the coin below at auction several years ago. Ex Isle of Wight Hoard. Edited by Kushanshah 07/18/2018 6:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 07/18/2018 6:30 pm I wasn't very excited by it But when you have "experts" around the globe ready to chime in at the 'drop of a denarius' I figgered it best to ask ! Actually there is a dynamite Hadrian Alexandrian bronze on the board That's the one I have my eye on ! Hopefully I will be posting it in the not toooo distant future Bronze is beautiful Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 07/18/2018 6:37 pm Quote: Bronze is beautiful I agree. Bronze has warmth and "personality". Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 07/18/2018 6:44 pm I did pick up a lovely little Arab/Byzantine imitative follis of Justin II out of Homs (Emessa) I will post it tomorrow Report this Post to the Staff
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