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. Plain Face with Severed Head above horse. c.57-56 BC. Silver stater. 20mm. 6.54g. Head of Armorican sun-god facing right, with rolls of hair, almond eye./ Horse facing right, inverted head above. ABC 70, LT 6634, Rybot —, Hooker —,  S 16. VF/Nr VF, bright silver, clear head, prominent scrolls.Ex Dr John D Watkins collection.                Was £295. Now only £275

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.