LOT 2563
Celtic Britannia. Thurrock Potin Unit. Circa 120-100 BC.
Chicken-Head type. Head to left / Degraded bull to right. ABC126; SCBC 62. Good Fine.(3.38gr, 18mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
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Celtic Gaul. Aedui (?) AR Unit. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Helmetted(?) head to left / Horse to left; wheel below. Cf. D&T 3189; cf. Depeyrot, NC IV, 197. 1.92gr, 13mm.
Fair.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa AD 10-40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Norfolk God Small Head Type (Icenian O). Celticized head to right; corn ear behind, two trefoils before / Horse to right; pelta above, tricorn within; lozenge below with concave sides, pellet at each corner. ABC 1564; Van Arsdell 790-1 (Boudicca); SCBC 434. 0.90gr, 13mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni, Cunobelin AV Quarter Stater. AD 8-41.
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
CAMVL in tablet over vertical wreath / Biga to left, branch above; wheel and CVNO below. Mack 202; BMC 1836-36a; ABC 2807; SCBC 290. 1.31gr, 11mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Well-centred; rose tone. Rare.
Found near Fyfield, Essex, UK, in 2021.
