LOT 2581
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.(15.41gr, 29mm.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2581
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. Cantiaci Rounded Bull Cast Potin. 90-75 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rounded Bull (Cantian D) type. Outline head to left with central circle (no pellet) / Outline bull charging to right; two crescents above. ABC 165; Van Arsdell 123-1. 2.40gr, 17mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Scarce.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
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Group of Twenty-Seven (27) AE Coins. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Various types. 38.01gr total.
Uncleaned 'as found'.
Found Cambridgeshire, UK. -
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Celtic Britannia. The Iceni AR Half Unit. Circa 35-25 BC.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Stylised boar to right, front leg comprised of two lines; pellet in ring below, three pellets to right / Celticized annulate horse to right with round head; pellet rosette above, three(?) pellets below. ABC 1621; cf. Van Arsdell 661.1; SCBC 437. 0.61gr, 11mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired from a Norfolk, UK, collector. Property of an Essex gentleman.
