Details
LOT 3004
Celtic Britannia. Belgae AR Unit. Circa 50-40 BC. Old Basing type.
Head right, ladder hair, tiny rings and small horse on its side in front / Horse left, floral sun above, ring in front, double ringed-pellet below. ABC 836; VA-; BMC-; S-; Num. Circ. October 1990, p.269, no.18. Good Very Fine. Lightly toned, well centred, lovely head, bold horse. Very rare.(1.02gr, 12mm, 10h.).
Provenance
Ex Chris Rudd, 133, lot 15, ref. no.17473.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Footnotes
This could well be the forerunner of the Commios Ladder Head types. The facial features are similar, the 'ladder' hairstyle is similar. Formerly thought to be a Dobunnic type, Old Basing is now firmly bedded in the southern region. Basing, Hampshire, means 'Basa's people'. This is still a very rare type, unlisted by Evans, Mack, Allen, Van Arsdell, Hobbs and Spink.
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