Ancient Gold!!!

[shaun7]

Hello all, Crusader invited me to one of his fields today for my regular beating. I started off well with a hammered at the end of the first run Followed by a couple of Roman and then another hammered By this time the tractor had caught up with us and was pushing us to the side of the field. He was coming straight at me when I dug what I thought was a gilded button

Turned out to be a Celtic gold Stater from 45-10bc

My first Celtic coin

I went on to get a third hammered and beat my record for the day

 

[birdman]

Well deserved banner coin!!

 

[shaun7]

I'm having a mid-Sunday Stella in your honor, Shaun. Well done! That's a beauty.


Best Wishes,


Buckles

Glad to here that mate

I actually had one too many celebratory Stella's yesterday and nodded off

 

[shaun7]

http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/309827
Here's the closest I could get, I'm now sure its a VA811-2, although it seems common practice just to label VA811 (like SS example on UKDFD).

PS -(Modified) - I'm not so sure now, as although the 811-2 looks the same its a copper core example. As the book is old & they were a scarce type, the classification is only based on a limited number, so the die variations have not been fully considered. I guess thats why its safer to say VA811, although you would think it was time to study these a little more now that we are bringing them to light

Thanks mate

We'll find out for sure once I record it I suppose

 

[shaun7]

Thanks for all the replies

 

[N.J.THer]

Awesome find Shaun...keep it up.

NJ

PS Congrats on the banner.

 

[The Swed Hunther]

I cant say anything the others has already done, but what a hell of a find!!!!

 

[shaun7]

Thanks NJ and Swed Hunter

 

[Silver Searcher]

http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/309827
Here's the closest I could get, I'm now sure its a VA811-2, although it seems common practice just to label VA811 (like SS example on UKDFD).

PS -(Modified) - I'm not so sure now, as although the 811-2 looks the same its a copper core example. As the book is old & they were a scarce type, the classification is only based on a limited number, so the die variations have not been fully considered. I guess thats why its safer to say VA811, although you would think it was time to study these a little more now that we are bringing them to light

Thanks mate

We'll find out for sure once I record it I suppose

There's a few variations with South Ferriby Staters shaun, I think yours is the VA811-23, or spinks 390.

South Ferriby type; VA: Corieltauvian D
Obverse Abstracted head of Apollo right.
Reverse Disjointed horse left; six-pointed star below, 'anchor' (some have 10 points)

SS

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Awesome finds! Congrats and HH, Mike

 

[shaun7]

http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/309827
Here's the closest I could get, I'm now sure its a VA811-2, although it seems common practice just to label VA811 (like SS example on UKDFD).

PS -(Modified) - I'm not so sure now, as although the 811-2 looks the same its a copper core example. As the book is old & they were a scarce type, the classification is only based on a limited number, so the die variations have not been fully considered. I guess thats why its safer to say VA811, although you would think it was time to study these a little more now that we are bringing them to light

Thanks mate

We'll find out for sure once I record it I suppose

There's a few variations with South Ferriby Staters shaun, I think yours is the VA811-23, or spinks 390.

South Ferriby type; VA: Corieltauvian D
Obverse Abstracted head of Apollo right.
Reverse Disjointed horse left; six-pointed star below, 'anchor' (some have 10 points)

SS

I was looking at that one in the book last night funny enough. The horse is different, but like you say, there are a few
variations

Just my luck...a cheap one

 

[shaun7]

Awesome finds! Congrats and HH, Mike

Thanks Mike

 

[Silver Searcher]

http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/309827
Here's the closest I could get, I'm now sure its a VA811-2, although it seems common practice just to label VA811 (like SS example on UKDFD).

PS -(Modified) - I'm not so sure now, as although the 811-2 looks the same its a copper core example. As the book is old & they were a scarce type, the classification is only based on a limited number, so the die variations have not been fully considered. I guess thats why its safer to say VA811, although you would think it was time to study these a little more now that we are bringing them to light

Thanks mate

We'll find out for sure once I record it I suppose

There's a few variations with South Ferriby Staters shaun, I think yours is the VA811-23, or spinks 390.

South Ferriby type; VA: Corieltauvian D
Obverse Abstracted head of Apollo right.
Reverse Disjointed horse left; six-pointed star below, 'anchor' (some have 10 points)

SS

I was looking at that one in the book last night funny enough. The horse is different, but like you say, there are a few
variations

Just my luck...a cheap one

You want the one with the trefoil reverse in that tribe

SS

 

[shaun7]

http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/309827
Here's the closest I could get, I'm now sure its a VA811-2, although it seems common practice just to label VA811 (like SS example on UKDFD).

PS -(Modified) - I'm not so sure now, as although the 811-2 looks the same its a copper core example. As the book is old & they were a scarce type, the classification is only based on a limited number, so the die variations have not been fully considered. I guess thats why its safer to say VA811, although you would think it was time to study these a little more now that we are bringing them to light

Thanks mate

We'll find out for sure once I record it I suppose

There's a few variations with South Ferriby Staters shaun, I think yours is the VA811-23, or spinks 390.

South Ferriby type; VA: Corieltauvian D
Obverse Abstracted head of Apollo right.
Reverse Disjointed horse left; six-pointed star below, 'anchor' (some have 10 points)

SS

I was looking at that one in the book last night funny enough. The horse is different, but like you say, there are a few
variations

Just my luck...a cheap one

You want the one with the trefoil reverse in that tribe

SS

Yeah, that would be handy

 

[Silver Searcher]

http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/309827
Here's the closest I could get, I'm now sure its a VA811-2, although it seems common practice just to label VA811 (like SS example on UKDFD).

PS -(Modified) - I'm not so sure now, as although the 811-2 looks the same its a copper core example. As the book is old & they were a scarce type, the classification is only based on a limited number, so the die variations have not been fully considered. I guess thats why its safer to say VA811, although you would think it was time to study these a little more now that we are bringing them to light

Thanks mate

We'll find out for sure once I record it I suppose

There's a few variations with South Ferriby Staters shaun, I think yours is the VA811-23, or spinks 390.

South Ferriby type; VA: Corieltauvian D
Obverse Abstracted head of Apollo right.
Reverse Disjointed horse left; six-pointed star below, 'anchor' (some have 10 points)

SS

I was looking at that one in the book last night funny enough. The horse is different, but like you say, there are a few
variations

Just my luck...a cheap one

You want the one with the trefoil reverse in that tribe

SS

Yeah, that would be handy

One was found near our Villa site

SS

 

[CRUSADER]

http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/309827
Here's the closest I could get, I'm now sure its a VA811-2, although it seems common practice just to label VA811 (like SS example on UKDFD).

PS -(Modified) - I'm not so sure now, as although the 811-2 looks the same its a copper core example. As the book is old & they were a scarce type, the classification is only based on a limited number, so the die variations have not been fully considered. I guess thats why its safer to say VA811, although you would think it was time to study these a little more now that we are bringing them to light

Thanks mate

We'll find out for sure once I record it I suppose

There's a few variations with South Ferriby Staters shaun, I think yours is the VA811-23, or spinks 390.

South Ferriby type; VA: Corieltauvian D
Obverse Abstracted head of Apollo right.
Reverse Disjointed horse left; six-pointed star below, 'anchor' (some have 10 points)

SS

I was looking at that one in the book last night funny enough. The horse is different, but like you say, there are a few
variations

Just my luck...a cheap one

No Celtic Gold is cheap, unless your minted. Try & find another cheap one

 

[Skelly607]

Very well done!

 

[{Sentinel}]

This coin is Great! Cannot ask for a much better find than that, unfortunately that IS one that we won't see on this side of the pond Oh well..... Congrats on the Banner my friend!!

 

[IronSpike]

Wow

 

[Iron Patch]

Is ok.

 

[shaun7]

Is ok.

Awesome reply! Thanks IP