Details
LOT 3005
Celtic Britannia. Regini AR Unit. Circa 55-45 BC. Sussex Lyre type.
Diademed head right, large curls for hair / Globular horse right, zigzag tail, wheel above, lyre leaning to left below. ABC 647; VA-; BMC 635; S-; CCI 95.0518. Near Extremely Fine. Lightly toned silver, well centred horse, clear lyre. Rare.(1.36gr, 13mm, 2h.).
Provenance
Found Poynings, Sussex, January/February 1995.
Ex C. Hamlyn collection.
Ex Chris Rudd, 129, lot 17, ref. no.17126.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Footnotes
As you can tell from the heavy weight and fine style (possibly engraved by a Gaulish die cutter), this must be one of the first silver units struck in Britain. A well documented, pedigree piece, with a beautifully bold globular horse.
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