An Armorican coin found in Northernhay Gardens (obverse)

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An Armorican coin found in Northernhay Gardens (obverse)

A billon (base silver) coin, struck in Brittany or the Channel Isles c. 75-50 BC, was found in Northernhay in late Victorian times. The obverse, shown here, shows a head with flowing hair, the reverse a stylized horse and charioteer with boar below.

Acknowledgments: RAM Museum

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