LOT 2790
Celtic Britannia. Dobunni AR Unit. Circa 50 BC-AD 50. Uninscribed. Cotswold Eagle type. Head type C.
Profile moon head to right, pelletted crescents for hair, large boss on chin, stalk lips; crescents and pellets before / Celtic triple-tailed annulate horse to left, 'flower' symbol below, stylised bird's head above, pellet before. ABC 2018; Van Arsdell 1045-1 (Corio); SCBC 377. Near Very Fine.(0.93gr, 13mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceFound Gloucestershire, UK.
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Celtic AV 'Ring Money'. Circa 1150-750 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
In the shape of a double thick band. Van Arsdell 1-3 var. (plain band); see ABC p. 202. 7.37gr, 13mm x 7mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the continental art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Mid-late 1st century BC. Mossop Proto Head type. Uninscribed issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Male head to left, pelleted rosette before, star beneath neck / Horse to right, pellet-in-ring below, star above tail; diamond-shaped motif above with pellet in ring in each corner. ABC 1522; BMC 3549; VA -; SCBC 433. 1.11gr, 15mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Bellovaci AE Unit. Circa 70-65 BC. Au Lion type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Celticised male head to right, with curly, mushroom-shaped locks on either side of the face / Celticised lion standing to left, mane in small locks ending in pellets; before, ornament. DT 231; cf. LT 8577. 2.78gr, 17mm, 4h.
Very Fine. Struck on a short flan. Dark green patina.
Ex cgb.fr (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
