An Armorican coin found in Northernhay Gardens (obverse)
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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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&p[image]=http://www.rammtimetrail.org.uk/includes/thumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/objects/Iron-Age-coin-Exeter-2.jpg&w=600&q=100&p[summary]=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.)
