LOT 2972
Celtic Britannia, Iceni AR Unit. Circa AD 10-43. Ecen(?) type.
Two opposed crescents with pellets between, superimposed upon band of three lines / Horse advancing to right. Cf. ABC 1678 & 1681; cf. SCBC 436. Good Fine. Edge chipped.(0.48gr, 14mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 50-30 BC. Uninscribed issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Male head to right, with herringbone hair and large oval eye; ring of pellets with central boss before / Horse to right, ring of pellets with central boss above. Cf. ABC 1525. 0.68gr, 14mm, 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 35-25 BC. Norfolk Boar Phallic(?) type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Stylised boar to right / Stylised horse to right, four-spoked wheel above, cotter-pin shaped line(?) below. Cf. ABC 1582; cf. Van Arsdell 659-1; SCBC 431. 0.67gr, 13mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Acquired 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.
