LOT 2773
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AE Unit. CIrca AD 8-41. Cunobelinus Belenus type.
Facing head with walrus moustache and beard / Boar to left, branch above, CVN below. ABC 2912; VA 1963; BMC 1904-05, SCBC 326. Good Very Fine. Slightly ragged flan; dark patina. Rare; none on CoinArchives.(1.38gr, 13mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, 116, lot 48, ref. no.15413 (dealer's ticket included).
Found near Chelmsford, Essex, 2010.
Ex Joe Fay collection.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Sir John Evans said this head "cannot be paralleled in the whole British series" (The coins of the ancient Britons, 1864, p.322). It may be of Cunobelinus himself or it may be of the sun-god Belenus 'the shining one' or 'the strong one'. Although this type is classed as no scarcer than 'Rare', it hardly ever seems to turn up these days and, when it does, inevitably commands a premium price, such is its popularity with collectors. Most of the 36 examples recorder by the CCI aren't as sharp as this one.
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LOT 2773
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AE Unit.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Unit. Circa AD 10-40. Uncertain Southern mint. Verica Tiberius type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Figure standing facing and holding curved lituus and grapes, COM to left field, MI F to right / Laureate bust of Tiberius to right, VERI behind head, CA before. VA 533-1; ABC 1250; SCBC 136. 1.30gr, 13mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Ex Spink (company's tickets included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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 AV 'Ring Money'. Circa 1150-750 BC.
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £450
In the shape of a double thick band. Van Arsdell 1-3 var. (plain band); see ABC p. 202. 7.40gr, 13mm x 7mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the continental art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
