LOT 3716
Celtic Britannia. Iceni, Anted AR Unit. Circa AD 10-30.
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], reversed S before; below, [pellet triad], line of three horizontal pellets [and monogram of ATD]. Cf. Van Arsdell 715-1; cf. ABC 1645; cf. BMC 3960-4009. Very Fine.(0.86gr, 13mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3716
Celtic Britannia. Iceni, Anted AR Unit.
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£30 (EUR 35; USD 41) +BP*
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Celtic Britannia. Trinovantes & Catuvellauni, Cunobelin AE Unit. Circa AD 10-43. Cunobelini (Trinovantian U) type.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
CVNOB-ELINI in two panels; pellet-in-annulet above and below / Victory seated to left, holding wreath. Van Arsdell 1971-1; ABC 2918; SCBC 324; BMC 1921-27. 1.54gr, 16mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Group of Three [3] Cunobelin AE Units from Celtic Britannia. 1st century AD.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: three bronze units of different reverse types, one with a bull facing right, one with a centaur, and one with a sow. 6.55gr total.
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Britannia. Belgae AV Stater. Circa 55-45 BC. Chute type.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Wreath motif with downward-facing leaves / Triple-tailed disjointed horse to left, shrimp and large blobs above, crab below, exergual line with zigzag and pellets. ABC 746; Van Arsdell 1205; BMC 36-76; SCBC 22. 5.98gr, 19mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
From the Tarrant Gunville Hoard, Dorset, UK. From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) no.DOR-00A195.
