Liz’s List Online
Lister’s Celtic Head. c.50-40 BC. Silver unit. 13mm. 1.08g. Male head right, with angular eyebrow and noseline, rounded chin, shaggy moustache curling up at ends, large locks of hair falling down to the back of neck in twisted strands, like ram’s horns./ Well-formed horse prancing right, cabled mane, corded tail, winged object and pellet triads above, beaded-ring in front, ringed-pellet and pellet below. ABC 2478, VA 1540, BMC–, S–. Edge slightly chipped, otherwise VF/Gd VF, well centred head, full horse, well ornamented. Ex J Follows collection. VERY RARE only 22 others recorded.
Is the shaggy head that of Cassivellaunos, commander of the British coalition against Caesar, 54 BC? Entirely possible, in which case it might be Britain’s earliest portrait coin. Named after Major Clement Wynter Lister (1920-2010) who published the first recorded example in 1959 (BNJ 29, pp.5-7, pl.XV.6)
Catuvellauni
The Catuvellauni, ‘men good in battle’, were one of the two main north-Thames tribes, concentrated in Hertfordshire and including parts of seven surrounding counties. They were probably the most powerful tribe in Britain when their king,Cassivellaunos, commanded the British coalition against Caesar in 54BC. Mint-sites at their capital, Verlamion (St Albans), and maybe Braughing.
Lister’s Celtic Head. c.50-40 BC. Silver unit. 13mm. 1.08g. Male head right, with angular eyebrow and noseline, rounded chin, shaggy moustache curling up at ends, large locks of hair falling down to the back of neck in twisted strands, like ram’s horns./ Well-formed horse prancing right, cabled mane, corded tail, winged object and pellet triads above, beaded-ring in front, ringed-pellet and pellet below. ABC 2478, VA 1540, BMC–, S–. Edge slightly chipped, otherwise VF/Gd VF, well centred head, full horse, well ornamented. Ex J Follows collection. VERY RARE only 22 others recorded.
Is the shaggy head that of Cassivellaunos, commander of the British coalition against Caesar, 54 BC? Entirely possible, in which case it might be Britain’s earliest portrait coin. Named after Major Clement Wynter Lister (1920-2010) who published the first recorded example in 1959 (BNJ 29, pp.5-7, pl.XV.6)
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What we do
Liz’s List Online offers you a small fresh selection of good-value coins at fixed prices. We also sell Celtic books, Celtic artefacts, Celtic Coinplax, Celtic binders, Celtic gift vouchers. We also have a few Roman or other coins, depending what our metdets find. These are listed under ‘Other Coins’. The main thing, in our view, is how we do it....
How we do it
“In Norfolk we do different”. We’re in Norwich, Norfolk, land of the Iceni – a people apart who didn’t follow the crowd. We recognise that online shopping can be cold and impersonal, even frustrating at times. So Liz’s List Online welcomes you warmly and we try to keep things personal, on first-name terms. “I run my shop as much for pleasure as for profit”, says Celtic Liz. “It means I get to meet Celtic coin folk from all over the world. For me that’s fun.”
Most dealers and auctioneers don’t sell low-grade or low-cost Celtic coins. They don’t bother with such coins because they can be hard to identify and bring little or no profit. Liz does, Liz bothers. She encourages beginners and she values the business of students and pensioners as highly as anyone else’s. So you’ll always be able to find some really cheap ‘bargain’ coins at Liz’s List Online. These are listed by tribe and also by metal (gold, silver or bronze). And, unlike many on the internet, we describe our coins accurately, reference them, grade them and estimate their rarity. We also provide a good quality print of the listing so you have the information for your records, or to accompany it if purchased as a gift. It also comes with a money back guarantee of authenticity. Nobody else does that. Why not? Because the internet is flooded with Celtic fakes and many traders can’t tell the difference. Or, if they can, they may turn a blind eye and take your money.
We’re lucky. For over 1,000 years we’ve had a market here where local folk sell local wares face to face, where trade is built on quality, value, trust and personal service. Liz’s List Online brings these old-style local values to our global shop.
We’re here to serve you 24/7, to make it easy for you to browse and buy the Celtic coins, Celtic books and other things you want, whether you’re in Alaska, Adelaide, Amsterdam or Aberdeen. We’re here to answer any questions you may have and to offer you our expert professional advice, if you require it. We’re here to deliver good value for money and a friendly, rapid-response service you can rely on.
How to pay
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Ordering information
Liz will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the coins. Please email liz@celticcoins.com or phone 01263 735 007. If you have any queries about your order please phone Sandra on 01263 735 707 or email sandra@celticcoins.com. We aim to post out same day but please note Sandra’s working hours are Monday to Wednesday 8am to 4pm, so any orders placed outside these days will be processed on her return.
Other information
Catalogue subscriptions: for six copies of Chris Rudd Auction catalogues - £45 a year UK, £70 Rest of World.
Abbreviations: AV gold, AR silver, AE bronze, F fine, VF very fine, EF extremely fine, g. grams, l., left, r., right.
References: ABC = E Cottam, P de Jersey, C Rudd & J Sills Ancient British Coins, 2010 VA = R Van Arsdell Celtic Coinage of Britain 1989, BMC = R Hobbs, British Iron Age Coins in the British Museum, 1996, COI = E Cottam, C Rudd Coins of the Iceni, 2022, DK = J Sills Divided Kingdoms, 2017, LT = La Tour Atlas des monnaies gauloises, S = Spink Coins of England latest edition.
Accuracy: Little is known of iron age rulers, mints and moneyers. So all our dates, attributions and descriptions are hypothetical, not factual.
Grading: Iron age flans rarely bear the whole die image. For example, an unworn coin graded ‘Good VF’ may lack part of the design or legend.
Metals: All Celtic coins are alloys, e.g. gold coins are a variable mix of gold, silver and copper.
Rarity is based on Celtic Coin Index: Unique only one?, Excessively rare 1-5, Extremely rare 6-15, Very rare 16-30, Rare 31-50, Scarce 51-100. Remember, most coin finds are unreported, so these figures are only a rough guide to rarity.
Authenticity: All our coins are guaranteed genuine. In the unlikely event of one proving to be a modern fake, return it to us and we’ll refund you the full price you paid us.
Provenances: All findspots, where known, are stated in the catalogue.
Celtic Coin Index: Most of our coins come from metal detectorists and are reported to the Celtic Coin Index, Institute of Archaeology, 36 Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PG or the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
Export licences are needed for some coins when sending overseas and can take 2 weeks to obtain. Their purpose is to curb the export of national treasures.
My goal is to help you as best I can and to give you good value.
