LOT 2768
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AE Unit. Circa AD 10-41. Bull Sacrifice type.
Pegasus to right, CV-NO behind and below / Winged Victory sacrificing bull to right, TASCI below. VA 2099; SCBC 343. Very Fine.(2.00gr, 25mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, LL50, lot 56, ref. no.12669 (dealer's ticket included).
Found Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, 2006-2007.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 2768
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AE Unit.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Celtic Britannia. Dobunni, Eisu AV Stater. Circa AD 20-43. Eisu Tree type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Dobunnic emblem of tree with pellet at base / Stylised horse to right; EISV and hidden face above, wheel below, pellets around. ABC 2078; VA 1105; BMC 3039-42; SCBC 381. 5.41gr, 18mm, 9h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. Mid to late 1st century BC. Uninscribed.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Boar to right / Horse to right. ABC 1800. 1.19gr, 15mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Eastern North Thames Region AV Quarter Stater. Circa 55-45 BC. Uninscribed coinage. Southern-style Qc gold types. Essex Wheels type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Abstracted laureate head of Apollo to right / Triple-tailed horse to right, spoked-wheel below, onion-like-motif above, triskelion to upper right field; pellet-in-ring around. ABC 2231 (triskelion not mentioned); VA -; SCBC -; for an another example see Chris Rudd, Auction 190, lot 24. 1.33gr, 15mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Excessively rare fractional Stater.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.
From Chris Rudd Auction: 'It's unusual to see a Druidic triskelion (three-legged symbol) in front of the horse. Unlisted by all major catalogues. None in the British Museum.'
