LOT 2804
Celtic Britannia. Iceni, Ecen AR Unit. Circa AD 10-43. Ecen Retro type.
Double crescent emblem on vertical wreath / Horse prancing to left, six pellets on shoulder, S beneath head, pelleted rosette above; ECE (retrograde) below. ABC 1669; BMC 4514-38; VA 766-1; SCBC 445. Very Fine.(0.85gr, 12mm.).
ProvenanceFrom a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000.
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Celtic Britannia. Dobunni AR Unit. Circa 50 BC-AD 50. Uninscribed. Cotswold Eagle type. Head type C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Profile moon head to right, pelletted crescents for hair, large boss on chin, stalk lips; crescents and pellets before / Celtic triple-tailed annulate horse to left, 'flower' symbol below, stylised bird's head above, pellet before. ABC 2018; Van Arsdell 1045-1 (Corio); SCBC 377. 0.93gr, 13mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. -
Celtic Britannia. Eastern North Thames Region AV Stater. Circa 60-20 BC. Uninscribed coinage. SS type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Two reversed 'S' motifs in field / Annulate horse to right with beaded mane, wing motif and pellet triad above, wheel below. ABC 2237; VA 1509-1; SCBC 34. 5.55gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Very rare.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s. -
Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AR Quarter Stater. Circa 20 BC-AD 20. Badbury Rat type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
'Three-men-in-a-boat' design / Central zigzag thunderbolt between beaded lines, 'clamshell' motif to right, 'rat' below. ABC 2214; VA 1260-1; BMC 2748-70; SCBC 368. 0.69gr, 12mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL50, lot 37, ref. no.15161 (dealer's ticket included). Ex A Moyle collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
