LOT 2877
Celtic Britain. Belgae(?) AV Stater. Circa 60-20 BC.
Chute (Durotrigan A/British B) type. Wreath pattern with crescents / Disjointed horse to left; above tail, elongated pellet within elliptical ornament, row of pellets. ABC 746; SCBC 22; Van Arsdell 1205-7 (Durotriges). Very Fine. Yellow gold.(5.87gr, 18mm, 10h).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market;
From the private collection of Mr G.B., Hampshire, UK.
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Celtic Britannia. The Dobunni AR Unit. 50 BC-AD 50.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Profile moon head (type B) to right, pelleted crescents for hair, large boss on chin, stalk lips / Celtic triple-tailed annulate horse to left with annulets and symbols around; 'flower' symbol below, stylised bird's head above, three pellets in field. ABC 2015; Van Arsdell 1042; BMC 2953-62; SCBC 377. 1.07gr, 15mm, 10h
Very Fine. Struck in good silver on a large flan.
Property of a Wiltshire, UK, collector. -
Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Circa 300-100 BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Imitating Alexander III and Philip III of Macedon. Degraded head of Herakles to right / Stylised Zeus seated to left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre with left. Cf. Lanz 910-932. 15.09gr, 29mm
Near Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Northeast Gaul. The Ambiani AV Quarter Stater. Circa 175-120 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Imported coinage. Gallo-Belgic Aa2, class 1b. Right facing type with bird. Flamboyant stylised laureate head of Apollo to right, wreath enlarged into an elaborate head decoration / Celticised horse to right, stylised charioteer above, bird below. SCBC 6; Sills 271; ABC 28; DT 559a; LT 7879; CCI 01.1445. 1.77gr, 15mm, 1h
Good Very Fine. Well-centered on large flan. Excessively rare right facing example with this control.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Walton, Essex, UK, in 1997, by Paul Sheedy.
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