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Details
LOT 2539
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. Circa 55-45 BC. East Midlands. Unscribed. Rich Type 1a.
Boar to right, 'spear' in shoulder, pelletal sun above, 'swastika' ornament above head / Horse to left, beaded ring above, annulet below and two annulets before. Cf. ABC 1779; cf. Van Arsdell 855-3. Good Very Fine. Edge chipped. Large flan, well ornamented.(1.35gr, 15mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Found North of Bourne, Lincolnshire, UK.
Ex D Lee collection.
Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 74, no.27/11759, and JS, 9/11759, with coin tickets).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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