LOT 2797
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AV Stater. Circa 20 BC-AD 40. Freckenham Crescents type.
Solid back-to-back crescents, row of pellets projecting from each concave side; V-shape at each point of the crescent, pellet triad above and below / Horse to right with round head and closed mouth; star below, solar ring above, pellet triad each side. ABC 1447; VA 620-7; SCBC 426. Very Fine.(5.37gr, 18mm.).
ProvenanceFrom a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.
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Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AE Unit. CIrca AD 8-41. Cunobelinus Belenus type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Facing head with walrus moustache and beard / Boar to left, branch above, CVN below. ABC 2912; VA 1963; BMC 1904-05, SCBC 326. 1.38gr, 13mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Slightly ragged flan; dark patina. Rare; none on CoinArchives.
Ex Chris Rudd, 116, lot 48, ref. no.15413 (dealer's ticket included). Found near Chelmsford, Essex, 2010. Ex Joe Fay collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Sir John Evans said this head "cannot be paralleled in the whole British series" (The coins of the ancient Britons, 1864, p.322). It may be of Cunobelinus himself or it may be of the sun-god Belenus 'the shining one' or 'the strong one'. Although this type is classed as no scarcer than 'Rare', it hardly ever seems to turn up these days and, when it does, inevitably commands a premium price, such is its popularity with collectors. Most of the 36 examples recorder by the CCI aren't as sharp as this one. -
![Group of Three [3] Celtic Potin Units.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/240126-s.jpg)
Group of Three [3] Celtic Potin Units. Circa 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Various types. 4.71gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni Fourrée Unit. Circa 60-20 BC. Hayling Moon Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Head to right, hair composed of crescents / Horse to right, ring-pellets around. ABC -; cf. Bean QsT16; VA -; SCBC -. 0.67gr, 12mm, 3h.
Fine. Traces of silver.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL49, lot 54, ref. no.15157 (dealer's tickets included). Ex A Moyle collection. Found Chichester, West Sussex, 2000. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
