LOT 2970
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AE Unit. AD 8-41. Cunobelinus Metalworker type.
Winged head left, CVNO[B]ELIN around / Metal worker right, TASCIO before. ABC 2969; VA 2097; BMC 1072-83; S 342; CCI 07.0420. Good Very Fine. Dark holly-green patina.(2.25gr, 14mm,10h.).
ProvenanceFound Essex, spring 2001.
Ex D Lee collection.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL73, lot 44, ref. no.18135.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 2970
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AE Unit.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AR Unit. AD 10-43.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
CVNO, draped and winged bust to right / TASCIO, sphinx seated to left. Hobbs 1874; VA 2057-1; SCBC 313. 1.33gr, 12mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Central Gaul. Aedui, Diasulos AR Quinarius. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Celticized male bust to left, wearing neck torque / [DIA]-SV-LOS (S's retrograde), celticized horse running to right. Depeyrot, NC 215; Scheers, SM 404; D&T 3220; de la Tour 4871; CCCBM II 459. 1.96gr, 15mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantii AE Unit. Circa. 50-20 BC. North Thames. Boar and Pentagram type. KE 6.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Boar left, with prominent bristles and upturned snout, branch above, ring in front, ringed-pellet under / Horse stepping right, ring between and above front legs, pentagram under, pellet border. ABC 285; VA 167 var. (ring not ringed-pellet between and above horse's front legs); BMC 2490; S 176. 1.76gr, 14mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Glossy brown patina, beautiful boar, well centred round flan. Very rare type. Extremely rare variant.
Found Springhead, Kent, in 2002. Ex Matthew Rich collection. Ex Chris Rudd, 123, lot 9, ref. no.16321. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Boars are associated with forests; so we may suppose the branch represents a forest of trees. On the other hand it could be a victory palm-branch. The pentagram can be seen on other Cantian coins (ABC 249, 282, 309 and 354) and on the North Thames Dragon Cross silver unit (ABC 2258).
