LOT 2886
Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Circa 300-100 BC.
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. Fine.(15.09gr, 27mm, 12h).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2886
Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Celtic Britannia. The Dobunni, Antedios AV Stater. AD 20-43.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Anted Rig (Dobunnic D) type. Dobunnic emblem of tree with pellet at base / ANTEΘ-[R]I-C-OV, stylised triple-tailed horse to right; cross and crescent between pellets above, cross above six-spoked wheel and pellet below, cross and pellet beneath horse's head, three pellets beneath tail. Cf. ABC 2066 note (only one other of this type known); Van Arsdell 1069-1 var. (ANTED); BMC 3023-27 var. (same); SCBC 379 var. (same). 5.44gr, 19mm, 10h
Good Extremely Fine. Well-centered with sharp details. Extremely rare variant.
Found in Bishton, near Newport, Gwent, South Wales, UK, in 2024; Accompanied by copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report after recording with Cardiff Museum, with reference no. NMGW-A082DB; This coin is described by PAS as a 'find of note and has been designated: County / local importance.' -
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Eastern Europe. Uncertain Tribe AR Drachm. Circa 3rd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Kugelwange type. Celticised, laureate and bearded head to right / Horse prancing to left. Cf. Göbl, OTA pl. 17, types 204-208. 3.26gr, 15mm, 3h
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
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Celtic Gaul. Nervii(?) AV Stater. Circa 115-100 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
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. 7.65gr, 18mm
Very Fine. Extremely rare.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Sudbury, Suffolk, UK, by Kevin Stimpson in 2017.
