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LOT 2955
Celtic Britannia. Iceni, Anted AR Unit. Circa AD 1-25. Icenian G type.
Two opposed crescents with pellets between, superimposed upon band of three lines surrounded by two lines of pellets / Celticized horse to right; [above, daisy or sun symbol?]; pellet triad, line of three horizontal pellets and monogram of ANTÐ below. ABC 1645; cf. Van Arsdell 711, 715; SCBC 441. Good Very Fine.(0.81gr, 14mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Graham Slater collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Celtic Britannia. The Iceni AR Half Unit. Circa 35-25 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Stylised boar to right, front leg comprised of two lines; pellet in ring below / Celticized annulate horse to right. Cf. ABC 1621; cf. Van Arsdell 661.1; SCBC 437. 0.35gr, 10mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Britannia, Iceni. Anted AR Unit. Circa AD 10-30.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Two outline crescents back-to-back, two pellets between, on a central band set on vertical wreath / Celticised horse prancing to right, with grain ear mane; pelletal sun above; below, pellet triad and monogram of ANTD. Van Arsdell 715-1; ABC 1645; BMC 3960-4009. 1.04gr, 13mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Celtic Britannia, Iceni AR Unit. 20 BC-AD 10. Norfolk God Moustache type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Male head to right, moustachioed, with oval eye, short dashes for hair with longer crescents behind / Horse rearing to right, with cabled mane; below, lozenge with concave sides, pellet at each corner; above, pelta, tricorne within. ABC 1567; Van Arsdell 792; SCBC 434. 0.56gr, 13mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
