LOT 2566
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci, Thames Nipples Cast Potin. 1st century BC.
Class II. Outline head to right around large central nipple / Crude outline bull to left around large central nipple. ABC 174; BMC 715-723; SCBC 64. Good Fine.(1.28gr, 15mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFound Cambridgeshire, UK.
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Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Circa 300-100 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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. 14.87gr, 28mm.
Fine.
From a private collection, UK. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni, Cunobelin AV Quarter Stater. AD 8-41.
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
CAMVL in tablet over vertical wreath / Biga to left, branch above; wheel and CVNO below. Mack 202; BMC 1836-36a; ABC 2807; SCBC 290. 1.31gr, 11mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Well-centred; rose tone. Rare.
Found near Fyfield, Essex, UK, in 2021. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 20 BC-AD 10.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £53
Norfolk boar star type. Stylised boar standing to right; four pellets below / Celticised horse prancing to right; pellet triad beneath arc from neck to rump above; [star below]. ABC 1579; Van Arsdell 657; SCBC 431. 1.06gr, 12mm, 11h.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
