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Details
LOT 2959
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. Very Fine.(1.18gr, 13mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Ex Graham Slater collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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