LOT 2414
Celtic Iron Age Coins - Catuvellauni - Cunobelin - AR Griffin Unit Circa 8-41 A.D.
Obv: CVNO on tablet surrounded by wreath border. Rev: CAMV on tablet below seated griffin. Extremely fine, a stunning example. Very rare.(1.30 grams, 13.96 mm.).
ProvenanceFound Cambridgeshire, UK.
LiteratureABC 2897; BMC 1868-9; S. 306.
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LOT 2414
Celtic Iron Age Coins - Catuvellauni - Cunobelin - AR Griffin Unit
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
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Celtic Iron Age Coins - Danubian - Alexander the Great Type - Imitative AR Drachm 200-100 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Imitating type of Philip II. Obv: celticized profile bust left of Herakles in lionskin headdress. Rev: Zeus seated left holding eagle and beaded sceptre. 3.13 grams, 19 mm.
Good very fine.
From an old UK collection. From the collection of a London antiquarian. -
Celtic Iron Age Coins - Catuvellauni - Cunobelin - AR Sphinx Unit Circa 8-41 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Obv: winged bust right, CVNO before. Rev: sphinx seated left, TASCIO before. 1.20 grams, 13 mm.
Fine/good fine. Scarce.
Found Cambridgeshire, UK. -
Celtic Iron Age Coins - Catuvellauni - Cunobelin - AR Spiky Unit c.8-41 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Obv: bust left with hair spiked, CAMVL before. Rev: seated victory right holding up object, CVNO below. 1.26 grams, 14.42 mm.
Extremely fine, a well struck example and a good representation of the 'spiky' bust. Very rare.
Found Cambridgeshire, UK.
