img_11-6.jpg
Agr gold ‘horse’ quarter-stater, sold for £3400 at Timeline.

Enjoy unlimited access: just £1 for 12 weeks

Subscribe now

Among the firm’s top coin lots in 2020 was this Agr gold ‘horse’ quarter-stater sold on June 2 for £3400.

Agr, leader of the Catuvellauni triba from c.35-43AD, is one of the most elusive rulers of late Iron Age Britain and is only known from the numismatic record.

img_11-7.jpg

Agr gold ‘horse’ quarter-stater, sold for £3400 at Timeline.

This coin, found near Stowmarket in 2009, is the finest of just five known.

The buyer's premium was 25% including VAT.