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. Round Eye with Severed Head and Two Leaf Curls. c.57-56 BC. Silver stater. 23-25mm. 6.62g. Head of Armorican sun-god right, with rolls of hair and round eye./ Human-headed horse right, small boar right below. ABC 55, LT 6614, Rybot 92, Hooker 65, S 16. VF, lightly toned silver, bold human-headed horse, lovely boar.                                       Was £550. Now only £450 

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.