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CELTIC IRON AGE COINS - SOUTH THAMES - SELSEY TWO-FACED GOLD STATER 55-45 BC Obv: abstract wreath pattern with hidden face. Rev: triple-tailed horse right, charioteer's arms and pellets above, trefoil of pellets behind, eye symbol below tail, seven-spoked wheel below. 5.88 grams. Good very fine; large flan, sharp horse with clear wheel. Rare thus. Provenance The Brodie Hall, Kent, UK, collection; acquired Chris Rudd (with envelope and ticket). Published Chris Rudd, List 109, number 17 (this coin). Literature S. 38; BMC 454; ABC 485. Footnotes Chris Rudd notes: 'the bonus of a big flan like this is that you get all the parts of the horse plus plenty of surrounding ornaments including the charioteer's arms. Robert Van Arsdell selected the reverse of Selsey Two-Faced when he wrote about "appreciating Celtic coins" (Celtic Coinage of Britain, 1989, 43-45). It's a brilliant piece of art analysis and well worth reading.'