This large Celtic silver coin measures 19 mm in diameter. It was minted by the Durotriges tribe circa 45-40 BC. They were a Wessex tribe based on Dorset.
The coin shows a Durotrian wreath pattern with upward-facing leaves with a dot above the upper crescent and two dots on line below the lower crescent.
The reverse shows a disjointed horse facing left with ‘safety pin’ head, 12 blobs above, a blob below and a small crescent to the left of the coffee bean. There are dots between the three downward sloping tail-lines as well as an arc of ringed-pellets around and a zig-zag in the exergue.
This type is named after one of its early find-spots, Badbury Rings, near Blandford, Dorset and the characteristic rings which appear near the edge of the flan above the horse.
This is a beautiful example of a scare Celtic silver coin. It is in extremely fine condition
