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Celtic & Iron Age

The collection consists of c. 2500 Iron Age coins. It is particularly strong for Britain, thanks to the Arthur Evans and John Talbot collections with their numerous gold coins, and for Gaul, thanks to the largely bronze collection formed by Derek Allen. The Iron Age collection is of significance for the development of the subject. Sir John Evans, some of whose coins are preserved in the collection of his son Arthur, was a pioneering figure in the field of prehistoric numismatics and was the first person to devise a systematic classification of British Iron Age coinage. Derek Allen was likewise a key figure in the study of ‘Celtic’ numismatics. The collection has historically been referred to as ‘Celtic and Iron Age’, defined as the non-Roman coins found in Britain and the Continent at the end of prehistory. Current scholarship argues against the use of the term Celtic to describe the pre-Roman Iron Age peoples of Britain; we retain the use of it solely for historic reasons.

Iron Age ('Celtic') coin (HCR53033)

Period

Iron Age (Europe)

Person

Ecen

Denom.

Unit

Dating

AD 10—45

Obverse

Double crescent emblem on vertical wreath

Reverse

ECEN, Horse right, large oval head with pellet for eye, S below head, corn-ear mane, two pellets below tail, pelleted sun above, three pellets and ECEN below

Iron Age ('Celtic') coin (HCR53034)

Period

Iron Age (Europe)

Person

Ecen

Denom.

Unit

Dating

AD 10—45

Obverse

Double crescent emblem on vertical wreath

Reverse

ECE, Horse right, double upper front legs, solid Y-shaped head, S below head, single dashes for mane, six pellets on shoulder, pelleted sun above, ECE below

Iron Age ('Celtic') coin (HCR53035)

Period

Iron Age (Europe)

Person

Ecen

Denom.

Unit

Dating

AD 10—45

Obverse

Double crescent emblem on vertical wreath

Reverse

ECE, Horse stepping right, solid head facing, S below head, corn-ear mane, usu. three leaves on shoulder, pelleted sun above, ECE below

Iron Age ('Celtic') coin (HCR53036)

Period

Iron Age (Europe)

Person

Ecen

Denom.

Unit

Dating

AD 10—45

Obverse

Double crescent emblem on vertical wreath

Reverse

ECEN, Horse right, large oval head with pellet for eye, S below head, corn-ear mane, two pellets below tail, pelleted sun above, three pellets and ECEN below

Iron Age ('Celtic') coin (HCR53037)

Period

Iron Age (Europe)

Person

Ecen

Denom.

Unit

Dating

AD 10—45

Obverse

Double crescent emblem on vertical wreath

Reverse

ECEN, Horse right, large oval head with pellet for eye, S below head, corn-ear mane, two pellets below tail, pelleted sun above, three pellets and ECEN below

Iron Age ('Celtic') coin (HCR53038)

Period

Iron Age (Europe)

Person

Ecen

Denom.

Unit

Dating

AD 10—45

Obverse

Double crescent emblem on vertical wreath

Reverse

ECEN, Horse right, large oval head with pellet for eye, S below head, corn-ear mane, two pellets below tail, pelleted sun above, three pellets and ECEN below

Iron Age ('Celtic') coin (HCR53039)

Period

Iron Age (Europe)

Person

Ecen

Denom.

Unit

Dating

AD 10—45

Obverse

Double crescent emblem on vertical wreath

Reverse

ECE, Horse stepping right, solid head facing, S below head, corn-ear mane, usu. three leaves on shoulder, pelleted sun above, ECE below

Iron Age ('Celtic') coin (HCR53041)

Period

Iron Age (Europe)

Person

Antedios

Denom.

Unit

Dating

AD 10—40

Obverse

Double crescent emblem on vertical wreath

Reverse

ANT, Horse right, large oval head with pellet for eye, reversed S below head, corn-ear mane, two pellets below tail, pelleted sun above, pellet triad (see note) and ANT monogram below

Iron Age ('Celtic') coin (HCR53042)

Period

Iron Age (Europe)

Person

Ecen

Denom.

Unit

Dating

AD 10—45

Obverse

Double crescent emblem on vertical wreath

Reverse

ED or EDN, Globular horse right, large oval head with pellet for eye, S below head, wreath-like mane, two pellets below tail, pelleted sun above, two pellets and ED or EDN below

Iron Age ('Celtic') coin (HCR53043)

Period

Iron Age (Europe)

Person

Antedios

Denom.

Unit

Dating

AD 10—40

Obverse

Double crescent emblem on vertical wreath

Reverse

ANT, Horse right, large oval head with pellet for eye, reversed S below head, corn-ear mane, two pellets below tail, pelleted sun above, pellet triad (see note) and ANT monogram below

Iron Age ('Celtic') coin (HCR53044)

Period

Iron Age (Europe)

Person

Ecen

Denom.

Unit

Dating

AD 10—45

Obverse

Double crescent emblem on vertical wreath

Reverse

ED or EDN, Globular horse right, large oval head with pellet for eye, S below head, wreath-like mane, two pellets below tail, pelleted sun above, two pellets and ED or EDN below

Iron Age ('Celtic') coin (HCR53045)

Period

Iron Age (Europe)

Person

Antedios

Denom.

Unit

Dating

AD 10—40

Obverse

Double crescent emblem on vertical wreath

Reverse

ANT, Horse right, large oval head with pellet for eye, reversed S below head, corn-ear mane, two pellets below tail, pelleted sun above, pellet triad (see note) and ANT monogram below

Iron Age ('Celtic') coin (HCR53046)

Period

Iron Age (Europe)

Person

Ecen

Denom.

Half unit

Dating

AD 10—45

Obverse

Back-to-back open crescents separated by two pellets, within diamond of fringed pellets

Reverse

Thin-lined horse right, solid head, dashes for mane, rein from chest to nose, V-shaped motif above, pellet below

Iron Age ('Celtic') coin (HCR53047)

Period

Iron Age (Europe)

Person

Ecen

Denom.

Unit

Dating

AD 10—45

Obverse

Double crescent emblem on vertical wreath

Reverse

ED or EDN, Globular horse right, large oval head with pellet for eye, S below head, wreath-like mane, two pellets below tail, pelleted sun above, two pellets and ED or EDN below

Iron Age ('Celtic') coin (HCR53048)

Period

Iron Age (Europe)

Person

Ecen

Denom.

Unit

Dating

AD 10—45

Obverse

Double crescent emblem on vertical wreath

Reverse

ED or EDN, Globular horse right, large oval head with pellet for eye, S below head, wreath-like mane, two pellets below tail, pelleted sun above, two pellets and ED or EDN below

Iron Age ('Celtic') coin (HCR53050)

Period

Iron Age (Europe)

Denom.

Unit

Dating

AD 10—40

Obverse

Head right with mustache, oval eye, short dashes for hair with longer crescents behind, each with pellet at end; corn ear behind, two trefoils in front

Reverse

Horse right, cabled mane, lozenge below with concave sides, pellet at each corner; pelta above, tricorne within

Iron Age ('Celtic') coin (HCR53051)

Period

Iron Age (Europe)

Denom.

Unit

Dating

AD 10—40

Obverse

Head right with mustache, oval eye, short dashes for hair with longer crescents behind, each with pellet at end; corn ear behind, two trefoils in front

Reverse

Horse right, cabled mane, lozenge below with concave sides, pellet at each corner; pelta above, tricorne within

Iron Age ('Celtic') coin (HCR53053)

Period

Iron Age (Europe)

Denom.

Unit

Dating

AD 10—40

Obverse

Head right, oval eye, short dashes for hair with longer crescents behind, each with pellet at end; corn ear behind, two trefoils in front

Reverse

Horse right, cabled mane, lozenge below with concave sides, pellet at each corner; pelta above, tricorne within (occ. plain rather than beaded)

Iron Age ('Celtic') coin (HCR53054)

Period

Iron Age (Europe)

Denom.

Unit

Dating

AD 10—40

Obverse

Head right with mustache, oval eye, short dashes for hair with longer crescents behind, each with pellet at end; corn ear behind, two trefoils in front

Reverse

Horse right, cabled mane, lozenge below with concave sides, pellet at each corner; pelta above, tricorne within

Iron Age ('Celtic') coin (HCR53055)

Period

Iron Age (Europe)

Denom.

Unit

Dating

AD 10—40

Obverse

Head right, oval eye, short dashes for hair with longer crescents behind, each with pellet at end; corn ear behind, two trefoils in front

Reverse

Horse right, cabled mane, lozenge below with concave sides, pellet at each corner; pelta above, tricorne within (occ. plain rather than beaded)