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 Northwest Gaul. Armorica, Coriosolites BI Fraction. Circa 40-10 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Head to right / Disjointed human-headed horse to right. D-T series 380, 2374; cf. SCBC 20. 0.75gr, 13mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Ex Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb), Auction-Sale 90, 9 December 2010, lot 402. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. Mid to late 1st century BC. Uninscribed.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Boar to right / Horse to right. ABC 1800. 1.19gr, 15mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AV Stater. Circa 20 BC-AD 40. Freckenham Crescents type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Solid back-to-back crescents, row of pellets projecting from each concave side; V-shape at each point of the crescent, pellet triad above and below / Horse to right with round head and closed mouth; star below, solar ring above, pellet triad each side. ABC 1447; VA 620-7; SCBC 426. 5.37gr, 18mm.
Very Fine.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.
