CORIOSOLITES

The Coriosolites ‘army of the sun’ occupied Cotes d’Armor, north Brittany, giving their name to the capital, modern Corseul. Main seaport: Saint-Malo at the mouth of the river Arguenon (Aregenon ‘before the mouth’).

Ogmios and Boar. Whisky Face with Racquet and Double Beaded Tail. c.57-56 BC. Silver stater. 22mm. 5.73g. Head of Armorican sun-god facing right, almond eye, beaded scroll in front./ Horse facing right, driver face above, beaded tail. ABC 70, LT —, Rybot 32, Hooker 90,  S 16. Nr VF, silvery silver, clear face and driver.                                                                               Was £195. Now only £175

This coin was probably minted to fund the Armorican fight against Julius Caesar. Rybot’s book War Coins of the Sun Warriors (Chris Rudd 2018) makes this fascinating, great-value series of staters easy to identify only £15 + p&p from Chris Rudd.