LOT 2950
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AV Stater. Circa AD 10-20. Camulodunum (Colchester) mint.
CA-MV, grain ear / CVN, horse leaping to right; above, branch; in field to right, pellet-in-annulet. ABC 2777; Van Arsdell 1931-7; BMC 1787-1792; SCBC 285. Good Very Fine. Lustrous rose gold.(5.45gr, 19mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFound Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, UK, on Monday 27th April 2015.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with report no.CAM-CD5F58.
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LOT 2950
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AV Stater.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
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Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 20 BC-AD 10. Norfolk boar star type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Stylised boar standing to right; four pellets below, ring above / Celticised horse prancing to right; star below. Cf. ABC 1579; cf. Van Arsdell 657; cf. SCBC 431. 0.64gr, 13mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 50-15 BC. Odin's Eye type. Uninscribed issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Male head to right, with herringbone hair and large oval eye; another eye in front of mouth / Horse to right, pellet in annulet below. ABC 1531; Van Arsdell 665-7; SCBC 433. 1.05gr, 13mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The blinded eye and the eye in the mouth (speaking with foresight) could refer to the Scandinavian myth of Odin (Chris Rudd List 23, no.30). -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Suessiones AE Unit. Circa 60-50/25 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Celticized janiform head; [below, six(?) pellet-in-annulet] / Celticized bull (or lion) standing to left; above, three pellet-in-annulets in form of a triangle; below, pellet-in-annulet. D&T 563; Depeyrot, NC VI, 95; CCCBM III 68-70. 2.66gr, 19mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
