LOT 3077
Celts in Eastern Europe AR Tetradrachm. 2nd century BC. Mint in the northern Carpathian region. Imitations of Philip II of Macedon. Schnabelpferd type.
Celticized laureate head of Zeus to right / Stylized horse advancing to left. Cf. OTA 326/1; cf. Lanz 666-9; cf. CCCBM I 78-9; cf. KMW 1246-57. Very Fine.(9.59gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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Celtic Britannia. Iceni, Ecen AR Unit. Circa AD 25-38. Icenian J type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Two opposed crescents with pellets between, superimposed upon band of three lines / Horse advancing to right; sun above, three pellets in a line below. Cf. ABC 1678 & 1681; cf. Van Arsdell 752; BMC 4297-4325; SCBC 436. 0.99gr, 13mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine.
Found UK. Property of a North Yorkshire, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa AD 20-43. Norfolk God Moustache type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Male head to right, with short spiky hair and boarskin headdress./ Horse to right, with cabled mane, cabled pelta above, kite shape below. ABC 1567; Van Arsdell 794-1; BMC 3605-759; SCBC 434. 1.16gr, 13mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Found East Northamptonshire, UK. PAS record no.BH-7AD3AA. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Northeast, Ambiani AV Stater. Circa 58-55 BC. Gallo-Belgic E. Gallic Wars Issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Plain bulge / Large disjointed horse to right; ornaments around; solid exergue line above pellets-in-crescents. Depeyrot, NC VI, 161; D&T 240; Van Arsdell 52-1; ABC 16; SCBC 11. 6.25gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
