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LOT 2951
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci, Dubnovellaunos AR Unit. Circa 20 BC-AD 10. Dubnovellaunos Serpent Griffin type.
Coiled ram-headed serpent / Griffin to left, head turned back, DV below. ABC, p.40, 330; Van Arsdell -; BMC -; SCBC -. Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; recorded as 'Unique?' by ABC.(0.50gr, 11mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFound Tendring, Essex.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-3D47B5.
Accompanied by the finder's copy of the PAS object entry form.
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Celtic Britannia, Iceni AR Unit. 20 BC-AD 10. Norfolk God Moustache type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Male head to right, moustachioed, with oval eye, short dashes for hair with longer crescents behind / Horse rearing to right, with cabled mane; below, lozenge with concave sides, pellet at each corner; above, pelta, tricorne within. ABC 1567; Van Arsdell 792; SCBC 434. 0.56gr, 13mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Britannia, Iceni. Anted AR Unit. Circa AD 10-30.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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; pelletal sun above; below, pellet triad and monogram of ANTD. Van Arsdell 715-1; ABC 1645; BMC 3960-4009. 1.04gr, 13mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Coriosolites BI Stater. Circa 80-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Moon-shaped head facing to right, with pointed nose, mouth consisting of two vertical dots and almond-shaped eye / Horse with bird-like head galloping to right, boar below, charioteer in the form of ringed monster holding beaded strap ending in a diamond-form composed of four dots in front of the horse. Delestrée 2340. 6.42gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
