LOT 2573
Celtic Britannia. Iceni, Ecen AR Unit. Circa AD 25-38.
Icenian J type. Two opposed crescents with pellets between, superimposed upon band of three lines / Horse advancing to right; sun above, three pellets in a line below. ABC 1678 & 1681; Van Arsdell 752; BMC 4297-4325; SCBC 436. Good Fine.(1.09gr, 12mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
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Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci, Thames Nipples Cast Potin. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Class II. Outline head to right around large central nipple / Crude outline bull to left around large central nipple. ABC 174; BMC 715-723; SCBC 64. 1.28gr, 15mm, 9h.
Good Fine.
Found Cambridgeshire, UK. -
Celtic Britannia. Thurrock Potin Unit. Circa 120-100 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Chicken-Head type. Head to left / Degraded bull to right. ABC126; SCBC 62. 3.38gr, 18mm, 9h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Circa 300-100 BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Imitating Alexander III and Philip III of Macedon. Degraded head of Herakles to right / Stylised Zeus seated to left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre with left. Cf. Lanz 910-932. 14.15gr, 27mm, 11h.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
