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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Northeast, Ambiani AV Stater. Circa 58-55 BC. Gallo-Belgic E. Gallic Wars Issue.
Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £480
Plain bulge / Large disjointed horse to right; ornaments around; solid exergue line above pellets-in-crescents. Depeyrot, NC VI, 161; D&T 240; Van Arsdell 52-1; ABC 16; SCBC 11. 6.25gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Ambiani AV Stater. Circa 60-50 BC. Uninscribed coinage. Series E.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 5 | Current Bid: £160
Plain; traces of central band / Disjointed horse to right with pellet, 'S' symbols and 'rope' groundline pattern below; with pellet-in-oval behind with crescents and pellets above. Cf. Van Arsdell 50-56, 87; cf. De la Tour 235-42, 8707 {Morini}; SCBC 11; ABC 16 var. (no 'S's). 5.78gr, 17mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Ambiani AV Stater. Circa 60-50 BC. Uninscribed coinage. Series E.
Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 10 | Current Bid: £150
Plain; traces of central band / Disjointed horse to right with pellet, 'S' symbols and 'rope' groundline pattern below; with pellet-in-oval behind with crescents and pellets above. Cf. Van Arsdell 50-56, 87; cf. De la Tour 235-42, 8707 {Morini}; SCBC 11; ABC 16 var. (no 'S's). 5.73gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Celts in Eastern Europe AR Tetradrachm. 2nd century BC. Mint in the northern Carpathian region. Imitations of Philip II of Macedon. Schnabelpferd type.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Celticized laureate head of Zeus to right / Stylized horse advancing to left. Cf. OTA 326/1; cf. Lanz 666-9; cf. CCCBM I 78-9; cf. KMW 1246-57. 9.59gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Celts in Eastern Europe AE 'Tetradrachm'. 3rd-2nd century BC. Imitations of Philip II of Macedon. 'Banat' type (?).
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Celticized head of laureate Zeus to right / Horseman to right; •Λ below. Göbl OTA -; Lanz -; cf. Nomos AG, Obolos 5, 38. 3.30gr, 17mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Group of Four (4) Durotriges AR British Celtic Coins. Circa 1st century BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 6 | Current Bid: £25
Comprising: mixed issues of base silver/billon. 11.56gr total, 16-20mm.
As shown.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Twelve [12] Celtic Britannia Dobunni BI Fractions. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Comprising: billon mixed issues and types. 9.92gr total, 9-11mm.
As shown.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Iberia, Uncertain mint AE 16mm. CIrca 2nd-1st century BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Male head to right / Boar standing to right. 2.35gr, 16mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
From a UK collection. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Etruria, Peithesa AE Semuncia. 3rd century BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of Mercury to right / Owl standing three-quarters facing; [legend] to right. HN Italy 71; Sambon 128. 2.23gr, 15mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Very Rare.
Ex Mike Ballerini Collection. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Etruria, Populonia AR 2.5 Asses. 3rd century BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Young male head to right; UΙΙ behind / Blank. EC I, 95; HN Italy 175; HGC 1, 136. 0.77gr, 11mm, 9h.
Good Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 90, 18 November 2021, lot 9. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Lucania, Metapontion AE 14mm. Circa 250-207 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Athena Alkidemos standing to left, holding shield and brandishing spear / META, owl standing to left on stalk of barley ear. Johnston, Bronze coinage 68c; Historia Numorum Italy 1704; HGC 1, 1113. 3.17gr, 14mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Lucania, Metapontion AE 16mm. Circa 250-207 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £16
Athena Promachos advancing to right, brandishing spear and shield / Owl standing on grain ear to right, head facing; META upwards to left. Johnston, Bronze 68a; SNG Copenhagen 1254; HN Italy 1704; HGC 1, 1113. 3.40gr, 16mm, 5h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
