Celtic coins, Ancient British coins, Iron Age coins, kelten münzen, monnaies gauloises – call them what you will – here is where you can buy them, here is their home.
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Chris Rudd is the only dealer who deals only in Celtic coins. Chris Rudd is also the only auctioneer, valuer, book publisher and bookseller who is dedicated exclusively to Celtic coins.
Our speciality is Ancient British coins. We offer you the best choice of Ancient British coins 24/7. At auction and at fixed prices, online and in our bi-monthly auction catalogues. All guaranteed genuine or we refund your money in full.
Buying or selling? Identification? Valuation? Coin dealers? Coin auctions? Celtic art? Celtic history? Celtic mythology? Druids? Iron Age Britain? Ancient coins? Numismatics? Archaeology? Metal detecting? Whatever your interest, I’d like to help you.
My service is personal. My advice is free – just email liz@celticcoins.com. Welcome to the magic of Celtic - welcome to the home of Celtic coins!
Elizabeth Cottam
Bellovaci. c 58/57-50 BC. AV Stater. 18mm, 5.18g. Traves of head r./ Horse prancing l, large star above and below. Scheers Series 25, class 1, plate VI, no. 159, DT 265. CCI 00.1346 (this coin). VF, large flan of golden gold, clear stars. Ex Geoff Cottam coll, bt. Barnard, 22 April 2000. Found Preston, Kent. UNIQUE? as UK find.
Chris Rudd is a small mail-order firm dedicated to serving the Celtic devotee.
No shop, no saleroom, no staff – just Liz and Sandra with a bit of help from Chris (now retired).
With larger and more famous firms to tempt you, why buy from us? Here’s why:
Better selection
As the No.1 Celtic specialist, we offer you a bigger choice of better quality Ancient British coins and give you the opportunity to purchase 24/7 wherever you are in the world.
Fresher stock
Liz’s Online Shop is updated frequently with a large choice of low cost coins, all under £1,500 and all at fixed price. Chris Rudd’s bi-monthly auction contains rarer, often higher quality examples sold by online Timed auction. Many coins are fresh from the field.
Full guarantee of authenticity
Modern fakes exist, some are hard to spot. Chris Rudd gives you a full refund-your-money guarantee of authenticity. In the unlikely event of a coin proving to be a modern fake, return it to us and we will refund you the full price you paid us, no matter how long ago.
More expertise
We wrote Britain’s First Coins (Chris Rudd 2013) and, with Dr Philip de Jersey and Dr John Sills, Ancient British Coins (Chris Rudd 2010), the standard reference for the series, Coins of the Iceni (2022), edited Celtic Coin Articles from the Chris Rudd Catalogues with Daphne Nash Briggs (2024) and The John Follows Collection of British Celtic coins (2025), and published Boar Horse by Matthew Rich (2014), War Coins of the Sun Warriors an enlarged edition of Major Rybot’s numismatic classic, (2018), and Coins of the Dobunni by Peter Healy (2025).
Well connected
If we can’t answer your question, we know someone who can. Chris Rudd keeps in touch with Celtic scholars of all kinds – numismatic, linguistic, artistic, archaeological, mythological, curatorial. We help them with their studies, they help us with ours.
Trusted worldwide
Chris Rudd is one of less than a dozen coin dealers and auctioneers in Britain who belong to the International Association of Professional Numismatists. The IAPN fights forgery, fosters research and enforces the highest ethical standards. Membership is by election only. You can’t buy your way in. We are also members of the British Numismatic Trade Association, giving clients peace of mind that they are dealing with established professional dealers who abide by a strong code of ethics
Close to the ground
Over 90% of Chris Rudd’s coins are found by metal detectorists, which means we often know the findspot. Our clients like this because a secure provenance adds to the resale value of their coins, as does a Chris Rudd coin ticket.
More rarities
Finders know Chris Rudd pays the best prices for the best coins. So we usually get first choice of the finest and scarcest Ancient British coins soon after they’re found, including great rarities and previously unrecorded types.
Wider price range
Unlike auctioneers who show little interest in cheap coins, Chris Rudd offers you a wider choice of prices, from £20 to £2000 or more. Our customers include students and pensioners as well as high-rollers.
More experience
Liz has been dealing in Celtic coins for nearly 30 years. Chris Rudd excavated his first Ancient British coins in 1952 and Sandra has worked with us since ???
Chris Rudd has been a major contributor to the CCI which “has communicated constructively with all members of the iron age community”
(Dr Philip de Jersey).
More research
To aid research most of Chris Rudd’s coins are recorded with the Celtic Coin Index (CCI) and Portable Antiquities Scheme (most dealers never bother). Our catalogues are archived by museums. Our unique database of over 24,000 Ancient British coins has helped numerous numismatists with their research. We could help you with yours.
Personal service
“Your service is the fastest and friendliest in the coin business. Though we are 10,000 miles apart, you make it feel like we live next door to each other and that I can call in anytime for a chat. Thank you Liz for taking such a personal and well informed interest in my collection”
(GS, Melbourne). Thank you, Gene! The pleasure is mine.
More coins, less bling
We understand the seduction of posh London premises and fat glossy catalogues. But they’re not for us. We run our global business from a garden shed in rural Norfolk. We prefer to put our money into more and better coins for our customers.
