Celtic. Ambiani Tribe, Gallo Belgic. AV Uniface Stater, c.60-55 BC. 17-18mm, 6.25g

Obv: Uniface. Rev: Disjointed horse with patterns around.

very nice example of a Gallic War

Uniface gold Stater easily recognisable

with its uniface (plain obverse) and

galloping horse to right on the reverse

These coins are an historically

interesting issue as they struck them in

hast by the Ambiani in c.60-55 BC whom

were resident in the Somme Valley,

northern France, to finance the war

against Julius Caesar in Belgic Gaul. At

some point massive quantities of these

Staters (emergency war-money) found

there way in to Britain across the

Channel, no doubt by mercenary soldiers

in order to finance further resistance

against Julius Caesar in 55 BC. The

coins were so numerous soldiers would

often find a hollowed out flint in order to

store their money in. A fine example of

one of these 'flint money boxes' was

recently detected at a metal detector

rally, where the plough had smashed it

open spilling out many of the Gallic War

Uniface Stater's on to the newly turned