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 V-Boar. Whisky Face with Racquet and Double Beaded Tail. c.57-56 BC. Silver stater. 17-20mm. 5.97g. Head of Armorican sun-god right, with rolls of hair./ Human-headed horse right, small boar right below. ABC 55, LT−, DT 2341, Rybot 32, Hooker 90, S 16. Good VF, bright silver, bold strike.                                      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.