LOT 2961
Celtic Britannia. Iceni, Ecen AR Unit. Circa AD 10-43. Ecen Corn Ear type.
Double crescents back to back with two pellets between and lines and rows of pellets extending outwards / Horse rearing to right, with grain ear mane; three pellets and [ECEN] below. ABC 1657; Van Arsdell 730; SCBC 443A. Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.(0.77gr, 12mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AV Stater. Circa AD 10-20. Camulodunum (Colchester) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
CA-MV, grain ear / CVN, horse leaping to right; above, branch; in field to right, pellet-in-annulet. ABC 2777; Van Arsdell 1931-7; BMC 1787-1792; SCBC 285. 5.45gr, 19mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Lustrous rose gold.
Found Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, UK, on Monday 27th April 2015. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with report no.CAM-CD5F58. -
Celtic Britannia. The Iceni AR Half Unit. Circa 35-25 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Stylised boar to right, front leg comprised of two lines; pellet in ring behind, pellet above / Celticized annulate horse to right with round head; pellet rosette above. Cf. ABC 1621; cf. Van Arsdell 661.1; SCBC 437. 0.38gr, 10mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Britannia. Tasciovanos AE Unit. Circa 25 BC- AD 10. Tasciovanos Bull type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Geometric pattern forming eight-pointed star, ringed pellet in centre, wreath border / Bull to left, head facing, pellet-in-ring(?) above. Cf. ABC 2685; cf. Van Arsdell 1810; SCBC 248. 1.09gr, 13mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Extremely rare.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
