LOT 2802
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. 1st century BC. Bury Diadem type. Gallo-Belgic XD.
Female head to left, sharply pointed nose, heart-shaped ear, diadem above forehead, corded curls for hair; snake in reversed S-shape before / Prancing horse to right, tiny S-shapes for mane, two pellet-in-ring below, pellet-in ring and large pellet boss in ring above. ABC 1495; VA 80-1; SCBC 432. Extremely Fine. An impressive and well-struck 'Bury' head.(1.45gr, 14mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic AV 'Ring Money'. Circa 1150-750 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
In the shape of a quadruple band. Van Arsdell 1-3 var. (plain band); see ABC p. 202. 6.20gr, 16mm x 7mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the continental art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 50-40 BC. Uncertain mint in the upper Yare valey. Bury Diadem type. Uninscribed issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Diademed female head to left; snake symbol before / Horse leaping to left; annulet and pellet boss in ring of pellets above, pellet-in-annulet below. ABC 1495; VA 80-1 (Imported); SCBC 432. 1.38gr, 15mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000. -
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Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Circa 300-100 BC. Imitating Alexander III and Philip III of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Degraded head of Herakles to right / Stylised Zeus seated to left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre with left. Cf. Lanz 910-932. 14.96gr, 29mm.
Fine.
Ex Munich collection.
