LOT 3712
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; Van Arsdell 610-3; SCBC 31. Near Very Fine.(4.81gr, 19mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 3712
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AV Stater.
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£200 (EUR 232; USD 270) +BP*
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Celtic Britannia, Iceni. Anted AR Unit. Circa AD 10-30.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £40
Double crescents back to back with two pellets between and lines and rows of pellets extending outwards / Stylised horse prancing right, with grain ear mane; pelletal sun above, reversed S before, pellet triad, line of three pellets and monogram below. Cf. ABC 1645; cf. SCBC 441; cf. BMC 3856-3959. 0.84gr, 14mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the Graham Slater (1927-2024) collection. -
Celtic Britannia. Belgae AV Stater. Circa 55-45 BC. Chute type.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Wreath motif with downward-facing leaves / Triple-tailed disjointed horse to left, shrimp and large blobs above, crab below, exergual line with zigzag and pellets. ABC 746; Van Arsdell 1205; BMC 36-76; SCBC 22. 5.98gr, 19mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
From the Tarrant Gunville Hoard, Dorset, UK. From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) no.DOR-00A195. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Remi Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Figure running to right, holding torque and spear / Beast to right; uncertain ornaments above and below. Depeyrot, NC VII, 29; D&T 155; CCCBM III 483-506; de la Tour 8124. 3.80gr, 20mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
