LOT 3059
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci AE Unit. Circa 40-20 BC.
[Boar or wolf standing to left before tree] / Lion standing to right; ring-pellets around. Cf. ABC 270; cf. Van Arsdell 154-5; cf. SCBC 176. Good Fine.(2.12gr, 14mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
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LOT 3059
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci AE Unit.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AR Unit. AD 10-43. Cunobelinus Sphinx type.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
[CVNO], draped and winged bust to right / [TASCIO], sphinx seated to left. ABC 2870; Van Arsdell 2057-1; SCBC 313. 1.13gr, 13mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Found Bolnhurst, Bedfordshire, UK. UKFD record no.52438. -
Celts in Eastern Europe AE 'Tetradrachm'. 3rd-2nd century BC. Imitations of Philip II of Macedon. 'Banat' type (?).
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Celticized head of laureate Zeus to right / Horseman to right; •Λ below. Göbl OTA -; Lanz -; cf. Nomos AG, Obolos 5, 38. 3.30gr, 17mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Tasciovanos AE Unit. Circa 25 BC-AD 10. Tasciovanos Laureate type.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Laureate head to left, garnished border around / Fat horse to left, tail raised over body, trefoil of pellets above and below, pelletal sun ring before. ABC 2697; Van Arsdell 1822-1; SCBC 258. 1.26gr, 13mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Found UK. From the collection of a Bedford, UK, lady.
