LOT 2807
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 50-40 BC. Uncertain mint in the upper Yare valey. Norfolk Diadem type. Uninscribed issue.
Diademed head to right; [stars before] / Horse prancing to right; pelleted wheel above, star below. ABC 1501; VA -; SCBC 432. Near Very Fine. Rare.(0.75gr, 13mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom 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): £39
Degraded head of Herakles to right / Stylised Zeus seated to left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre with left. Cf. Lanz 910-932. 15.62gr, 29mm, 12h.
Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
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Celtic Britannia. Group of Six [6] AR Units and Half Units. Mid-late 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: AESU silver unit, pierced, ABC 1702; ANTD silver unit, ABC 1645; ANTD silver unit, ABC 1645; Face Horse silver unit, possibly ABC 1522; Ecen Stick Horse half unit, ABC 1693, variety COI 90f; Half unit, possibly Ecen/ECE. 5.12gr total.
Condition as seen.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AE Unit. Circa AD 10-41. Bull Sacrifice type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Pegasus to right, CV-NO behind and below / Winged Victory sacrificing bull to right, TASCI below. VA 2099; SCBC 343. 2.00gr, 25mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL50, lot 56, ref. no.12669 (dealer's ticket included). Found Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, 2006-2007. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
