LOT 2786
Celtic Britannia. Dobunni, Eisu AV Stater. Circa AD 20-43. Eisu Tree type.
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. Near Extremely Fine.(5.41gr, 18mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFound Gloucestershire, UK.
Acquired from the early 1980s.
From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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Celtic Southern Gaul. Allobroges AR Quinarius. Circa 61-40 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
BR[I], head of Roma to right, wearing winged helmet / [COMA], warrior on horseback to right, holding spear. DT 3134; LT 5820. 2.19gr, 14mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Nice old cabinet tone.
Ex iNumis.com (company's tickets included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. Circa 55-45 BC. Proto Boar Wheel Type Left. Uninscribed.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Boar to right, ringed-pellets around / Horse to left with beaded mane, wheel above. ABC 1824; VA -; BMC 3236-37; SCBC -. 0.55gr, 10mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL50, lot 30, ref. no.15090 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AV Stater. Circa 20 BC-AD 40. Freckenham Crescents type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Solid back-to-back crescents, row of pellets projecting from each concave side; V-shape at each point of the crescent, pellet triad above and below / Horse to right with round head and closed mouth; star below, solar ring above, pellet triad each side. ABC 1447; VA 620-7; SCBC 426. 5.37gr, 18mm.
Very Fine.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.
