LOT 2878
Celtic Britain. Britannia, the Trinovantes & Catuvellauni AV Stater. Cunobelin, circa AD 20-43.
Camulodunum mint. Classic type. Grain ear with central stalk and tendrils at base; CA-M[V] and pellet flanking / Horse rearing to right; branch above, CVNO below on exergual line. ABC 2798; Van Arsdell 2027-1; SCBC 288. Very Fine. Lustrous metal.(5.36gr, 18mm, 12h).
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in Kessingland, Lowestoft, Essex, UK, in 2002, by Paul Sheedy.
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LOT 2878
Celtic Britain. Britannia, the Trinovantes & Catuvellauni AV Stater.
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Celtic Britannia, Iceni. Anted AR Plated Unit. Circa AD 10-30.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Icenian G type. Two outline crescents back-to-back, two pellets between, on a central band set on vertical wreath / Celticised horse prancing to right, with grain ear mane; two pellets beneath tail, pelletal sun above, reversed S before; below, pellet triad, line of three horizontal pellets and monogram of ANTD. Van Arsdell 715-1; ABC 1645; BMC 3960-4009. 0.67gr, 12mm
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Britannia. The Dobunni, Antedios AV Stater. AD 20-43.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Anted Rig (Dobunnic D) type. Dobunnic emblem of tree with pellet at base / ANTEΘ-[R]I-C-OV, stylised triple-tailed horse to right; cross and crescent between pellets above, cross above six-spoked wheel and pellet below, cross and pellet beneath horse's head, three pellets beneath tail. Cf. ABC 2066 note (only one other of this type known); Van Arsdell 1069-1 var. (ANTED); BMC 3023-27 var. (same); SCBC 379 var. (same). 5.44gr, 19mm, 10h
Good Extremely Fine. Well-centered with sharp details. Extremely rare variant.
Found in Bishton, near Newport, Gwent, South Wales, UK, in 2024; Accompanied by copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report after recording with Cardiff Museum, with reference no. NMGW-A082DB; This coin is described by PAS as a 'find of note and has been designated: County / local importance.' -
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, 27mm, 12h
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
