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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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. 14.66gr, 27mm, 11h.
Fine.
From a UK, private collection. -
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. 15.41gr, 29mm.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Rounded Bull Cast Potin. 90-75 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rounded Bull (Cantian D) type. Outline head to left with central circle (no pellet) / Outline bull charging to right; two crescents above. ABC 165; Van Arsdell 123-1. 2.40gr, 17mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Scarce.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
