LOT 2796
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AV Stater. Circa 65-1 BC. Uninscribed. Icenian A (Norfolk Wolf) type.
Devolved head of Apollo to right / Wolf standing to left; pellets and crescent above, large pellet and three small pellets in triangle below, bird on back and pellet-in-annulet behind. ABC 1399; VA 610-3; SCBC 31. Very Fine.(5.87gr, 20mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
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Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci AE Unit. Circa 50-30 BC. Boar Lion type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Boar to left, standing on exergual line / Lion to right with S-shaped tail, rings around. ABC 270; VA 154-5; BMC 2487; SCBC 176. 1.92gr, 15mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Nice emerald patina. Very rare.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL70, lot 15, ref. no.17694 (dealer's tickets included). Ex J Lumley collection. Ex M J Grover collection. Found Kent. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AR Unit. Circa AD 10-43. Cunobelinus Hercules type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
CV-NO, Hercules standing to right holding club and lionskin / [T]ASCIIO[VA], woman (Diana or Epona?) riding side saddle on lion to right. ABC 2864; VA 2061; BMC 1884-85; SCBC 315. 1.18gr, 11mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Toned. Very rare.
Ex Chris Rudd LL73, lot 42, ref. no.18344 (dealer's ticket included). 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.
