LOT 2734
Celtic AV 'Ring Money'. Circa 1150-750 BC.
In the shape of a double thick band. Van Arsdell 1-3 var. (plain band); see ABC p. 202. Condition as seen.(7.40gr, 13mm x 7mm.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the continental art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2734
Celtic AV 'Ring Money'.
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Bare head to left / Boar standing to left; three semicircles below. D&T 228; Depeyrot, NC VII, 141; CCCBM III 426-32. 2.96gr, 18mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Light grey patina.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL45, lot 9, ref. no.13557 (dealer's tickets included). Ex A Clarke collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Eastern North Thames Region AV Stater. Circa 60-20 BC. Uninscribed coinage. SS type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Two reversed 'S' motifs in field / Annulate horse to right with beaded mane, wing motif and pellet triad above, wheel below. ABC 2237; VA 1509-1; SCBC 34. 5.55gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Very rare.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 20 BC-AD 10. Norfolk boar star type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Stylised boar standing to right; four pellets below / Celticised horse prancing to right; pellet triad beneath arc from neck to rump above; star below. ABC 1579; Van Arsdell 657; SCBC 431. 0.82gr, 12mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
