LOT 2888
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.(14.71gr, 29mm, 12h).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2888
Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Celtic Britain. Britannia, the Trinovantes & Catuvellauni AV Stater. Cunobelin, circa AD 20-43.
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Camulodunum mint. Classic type. Grain ear with central stalk and tendrils at base; CA-M[V] and pellet flanking / Horse rearing to right; branch above, CVNO below on exergual line. ABC 2798; Van Arsdell 2027-1; SCBC 288. 5.36gr, 18mm, 12h
Very Fine. Lustrous metal.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Kessingland, Lowestoft, Essex, UK, in 2002, 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. -
Celtic Britannia. The Catuvellauni, Cunobelin AE Unit. Early 1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
CUNOBELINI, laureate head to left / TASCIOVANI, centaur to right, blowing horn. ABC 2957; SCBC 336; Van Arsdell 2089. 1.89gr, 14mm, 6h
Near Fine.
Found Hertfordshire, UK.
