Details
LOT 2799
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa AD 5-43. Norfolk Boar Phallic type.
Stylised boar to right, with long bristles; pellet under tail, pellet-in-annulet at the end / Stylised horse to right; two pellets under tail, short dashes for mane, four-spoked wheel above with pellet triad either side, top of phallic motif below. ABC 1582; VA 659; BMC 3482; SCBC 431. Good Very Fine. Beautiful, detailed and sharp example.(1.08gr, 13mm, 10h.).
Provenance
Ex Chris Rudd, 123, lot 33, ref. no.16192 (dealer's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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