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LOT 2875
Celtic Gaul. Nervii(?) AV Stater. Circa 115-100 BC.
Crossed Lines with Lyre type. Branched abstract pattern of chisel marks / Horse to left with rider above, lyre below. ABC 10; SCBC 4; LT.8694; DT.90-93; Van Arsdell 33. Very Fine. Extremely rare.(7.65gr, 18mm).
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector near Sudbury, Suffolk, UK, by Kevin Stimpson in 2017.
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Northeast Gaul. The Ambiani AV Quarter Stater. Circa 175-120 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Imported coinage. Gallo-Belgic Aa2, class 1b. Right facing type with bird. Flamboyant stylised laureate head of Apollo to right, wreath enlarged into an elaborate head decoration / Celticised horse to right, stylised charioteer above, bird below. SCBC 6; Sills 271; ABC 28; DT 559a; LT 7879; CCI 01.1445. 1.77gr, 15mm, 1h
Good Very Fine. Well-centered on large flan. Excessively rare right facing example with this control.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Walton, Essex, UK, in 1997, by Paul Sheedy. -
Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Circa 300-100 BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Imitating Alexander III and Philip III of Macedon. Degraded head of Herakles to right / Stylised Zeus seated to left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre with left. Cf. Lanz 910-932. 15.09gr, 29mm
Near Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Circa 300-100 BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Imitating Alexander III and Philip III of Macedon. Degraded head of Herakles to right / Stylised Zeus seated to left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre with left. Cf. Lanz 910-932. 15.09gr, 27mm, 12h
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
