LOT 2967
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa AD 10-40. Norfolk God type.
Celticized head to right; corn ear behind, [two trefoils before] / Horse to right; [pelta above, tricorn within]; lozenge below with concave sides, pellet at each corner. ABC 1564; Van Arsdell 790-1 (Boudicca); SCBC 434. Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.(0.81gr, 12mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Celtic Britannia. The Trinovantes, Dubnovellaunos AE Unit. Late 1st century BC-early 1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Vertical wreath with two back to back crescents / Horse prancing left on branch; pellet-in-ring above and below; inscription around. ABC 2392 var. (AV Stater). 3.52gr, 16mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Britannia, Iceni AR Unit. Circa AD 10-43. Ecen(?) type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Two opposed crescents with pellets between, superimposed upon band of three lines / Horse advancing to right. Cf. ABC 1678 & 1681; cf. SCBC 436. 0.48gr, 14mm, 3h.
Good Fine. Edge chipped.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Britannia, Iceni Fourrée Unit. 20 BC-AD 10. Norfolk God Moustache type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Male head to right, moustachioed, with oval eye, short dashes for hair with longer crescents behind, two trefoils before / Horse rearing to right, with cabled mane; below, lozenge with concave sides, pellet at each corner; above, pelta, tricorne within. For prototype: ABC 1567; Van Arsdell 792; SCBC 434. 1.09gr, 14mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
