Amazing Menagerie
You’d be surprised how many different kinds of creatures – real and mythical – turn up on Ancient British coins.
Serpent Proto Boar silver unit of the Corieltavi, c.55-45 BC, Rich Type 1a, drawn by Matthew Rich for his book
Boar Horse (Chris Rudd 2014), which contains 230 detailed coin drawings.
Boar Horse (Chris Rudd 2014), which contains 230 detailed coin drawings.
A few of the many animals and birds that populate Ancient British coins. Note: there are three conjoined horse-muzzles above the horse on the gold stater and a big bird on the bear’s back. See Duck Helmet in Coin News, May 1998.