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LOT 2873
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates & Regni, Commius(?) AR Minim. Circa 50-25 BC.
Concave Square (Atrebatic A) type. Square with concave sides, pellet-in-ring at center / Horse leaping to left; wheel above, pellet-in-annulet below. Van Arsdell 482-1; ABC 1046; SCBC 59. Near Very Fine.(0.29gr, 7mm.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2873
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates & Regni, Commius(?) AR Minim.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Concave Square (Atrebatic A) type. Square with concave sides, pellet-in-ring at center / Horse leaping to left; wheel above, pellet-in-annulet below. Van Arsdell 482-1; ABC 1046; SCBC 59. 0.29gr, 7mm.
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Found near Newmarket, Suffolk, UK.
From Chris Rudd Auction 184, lot 25: "This splendid coin is packed with detail. The ring-ended, leafy emblem above and in the tribal mare’s tail must be its author’s personal signature, (also on silver unit ABC 2380), while the little split symbol in front, here exceptionally clear, suggests a clan associate. Several dynasts north of the Thames had vegetal emblems as insignia, and we know the names of two who later worked exactly this leafy motif into their stater designs: Tasciovanos (ABC 2553) and Andoco (ABC 2715). Our man’s sons, perhaps? There’s a handsome little hidden face at 6 o’clock on the obverse. See Hidden faces on Celtic coins, Coin News, November 2019, pp.41-43. Not in VA, BMC nor Spink."
