LOT 2975
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa AD 10-43.
Two opposed crescents with pellets between, superimposed upon band of three lines / Horse to right, ECE below. Cf. Van Arsdell 764; SCBC 445. Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.(0.57gr, 13mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci, Dubnovellaunos AR Unit. Circa 20 BC-AD 10. Dubnovellaunos Serpent Griffin type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Coiled ram-headed serpent / Griffin to left, head turned back, DV below. ABC, p.40, 330; Van Arsdell -; BMC -; SCBC -. 0.50gr, 11mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; recorded as 'Unique?' by ABC.
Found Tendring, Essex. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-3D47B5. Accompanied by the finder's copy of the PAS object entry form. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AV Stater. Circa AD 10-20. Camulodunum (Colchester) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
CA-MV, grain ear / CVN, horse leaping to right; above, branch; in field to right, pellet-in-annulet. ABC 2777; Van Arsdell 1931-7; BMC 1787-1792; SCBC 285. 5.45gr, 19mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Lustrous rose gold.
Found Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, UK, on Monday 27th April 2015. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with report no.CAM-CD5F58. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. 1st century BC. Bury Diadem type. Gallo-Belgic XD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Female head to left, diadem above forehead, corded curls for hair / Prancing horse to right, tiny S-shapes for mane, pellet-in-ring below, pellet-in ring and large pellet-in-ring within ring above. Cf. ABC 1495; cf. Van Arsdell 80-1; SCBC 432. 0.78gr, 13mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Norfolk, UK.
