LOT 2574
Celtic Britannia. Iceni, Ecen AR Unit. Circa AD 10-43.
Icenian H type. Two outline crescents back-to-back, two pellets between, on a central band set on vertical wreath / Celticised horse to right, S beneath head, three pellets and [E]DN below. ABC 1672; Van Arsdell 734; BMC 4223-4281. Very Fine.(1.12gr, 14mm.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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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. -
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 of Eastern Europe AE 13mm. 3rd-2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Imitation of Maroneia, Thrace issue. Horse standing to right; monogram below / Four bunches of grapes within linear square, blundered inscription around. For prototype cf. Schönert-Geiss 723; BMC 65-70. 4.14gr, 13mm, 9h.
Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
