LOT 2980
Celtic Britannia. Tasciovanos AE Unit. Circa 25 BC- AD 10. Tasciovanos Bull type.
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. Good Fine. Extremely rare.(1.09gr, 13mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Celtic Britannia. Iceni, Anted AR Unit. Circa AD 1-25. Anted D-Bar type (Icenian G).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Two opposed crescents with pellets between, superimposed upon band of three lines surrounded by two lines of pellets / Celticized horse to right, surrounded by pellets; above, daisy or sun symbol; trefoil of pellets and monogram of ANTED below. ABC 1645; Van Arsdell 711; SCBC 441. 0.92gr, 13mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Britannia, Iceni Fourrée Unit. 20 BC-AD 10. Norfolk God Moustache type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Male head to right, moustachioed, with oval eye, short dashes for hair with longer crescents behind, two trefoils before / Horse rearing to right, with cabled mane; below, lozenge with concave sides, pellet at each corner; above, pelta, tricorne within. For prototype: ABC 1567; Van Arsdell 792; SCBC 434. 1.09gr, 14mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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.
