Celts, Ambiani Stater 60-50 BC

Celtic, Gaul Stater 60-50 BC Ambiani Material: Gold Weight: 6,21 g Diameter: 17.00 mm Northeast Gaul, the Ambiani AV Stater. Gallic War uniface type. OBV: Irregular blank convex surface. Rev. Celticized horse galloping to right, horseman transformed into fibula-like figure; before, eye-shaped ornament; below horse, pellet; in exergue, below twisted ground line, pellets-in-crescents. Ref: DT 239. Flesche 220. LT 8710. SLM 289-90. well struck. Beautiful ancient patina This stater were issued by the coalition of Gallic tribes to fund the war against Julius Caesar in Gaul. The Ambiani themselves, to whom these issues are attributed, occupied the Somme valley area and were said to have fielded ten thousand warriors against Caesar. Their chief town Samarobriva, afterwards called Ambiani and Civitas Ambianensium, is thought to have been on the site of modern-day Amiens. *Shipping only into EU

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