LOT 2801
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 20 BC-AD 10. Norfolk boar star type.
Stylised boar standing to right; four pellets below / Celticised horse prancing to right; pellet triad beneath arc from neck to rump above; star below. ABC 1579; Van Arsdell 657; SCBC 431. Very Fine.(0.82gr, 12mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Iceni, Ecen AR Unit. Circa AD 25-38. Icenian J type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Two opposed crescents with pellets between, superimposed upon band of three lines / Horse advancing to right; sun above, three pellets in a line below. ABC 1678 & 1681; Van Arsdell 752; BMC 4297-4325; SCBC 436. 1.25gr, 14mm.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Dobunni AR Unit. Circa 50 BC-AD 50. Uninscribed. Cotswold Eagle type. Head type C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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. 0.93gr, 13mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Cast Potin Unit. 150-101 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Head of Apollo to left / Bull butting to right; [MA?] above. Cf. ABC 120; cf. VA 1402-1. 2.89gr, 17mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL48, lot 18, ref. no.11451 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
