LOT 2570
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni, Cunobelin AR Unit. Circa AD 8-41.
Camulodunum mint. North Thames Region. Two Leaves type. CV-N, two wide leaves above and below crescents back to back / CAM beneath horseman to right, holding short sword and shield. ABC 2888; Van Arsdell 2047; BMC 1866-7; SCBC 304. Near Very Fine. Very rare.(1.24gr, 12mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFound Essex, UK.
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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. Cantiaci Rounded Bull Cast Potin. 90-75 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rounded Bull (Cantian D) type. Outline head to left with central circle (no pellet) / Outline bull charging to right; two crescents above. ABC 165; Van Arsdell 123-1. 2.40gr, 17mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Scarce.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Circa 300-100 BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
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. 15.41gr, 29mm.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
