Belgae ‘Adam’s Dragons’ silver-plated unit c. 55-45 BC.
Obv: Four-armed anticlockwise spiral, each arm topped by a dragon’s head with ring under chin, central cogwheel. Rev: Clumpy-hooved horse right, large wheel above, ringed-pellet above and below tail. 12mm, 1.09g. Silver plate over a bronze core. VA -; ABC -; cf. CCI 15.0398. Excessively rare, only three other recorded examples. The first discovered in 2015 and named after its finder, Adam Staples.
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