LOT 2965
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 35-25 BC. Norfolk Boar Phallic type.
Stylised boar to right, pellet rosette above, pellets before / Stylised horse to right, four-spoked wheel above, cotter-pin shaped line between pellet triads below. ABC 1582; Van Arsdell 659-1; SCBC 431. Very Fine. Edge chipped.(0.50gr, 13mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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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): £13
Degraded head of Herakles to right / Stylised Zeus seated to left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre with left. Cf. Lanz 910-932. 15.22gr, 29mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Celtic Britannia, Iceni. Anted AR Unit. Circa AD 10-30. Antedios Antd D-Bar type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Two outline crescents back-to-back, two pellets between, on a central band set on vertical wreath / Celticised horse prancing to right; below, pellet triad and monogram of ANTD. ABC 1645; Van Arsdell 715-1; BMC 3960-4009. 0.73gr, 13mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 20 BC-AD 10. Norfolk boar star type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Stylised boar standing to right; four pellets below, ring above / Celticised horse prancing to right; star below. Cf. ABC 1579; cf. Van Arsdell 657; cf. SCBC 431. 0.64gr, 13mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
