LOT 2860
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. Good Fine.(14.91gr, 29mm.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 50-40 BC. Uncertain mint in the upper Yare valey. Norfolk Diadem type. Uninscribed issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Diademed head to right; [stars before] / Horse prancing to right; pelleted wheel above, star below. ABC 1501; VA -; SCBC 432. 0.75gr, 13mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000. -
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Celtic Britannia. Group of Six [6] AR Units and Half Units. Mid-late 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: AESU silver unit, pierced, ABC 1702; ANTD silver unit, ABC 1645; ANTD silver unit, ABC 1645; Face Horse silver unit, possibly ABC 1522; Ecen Stick Horse half unit, ABC 1693, variety COI 90f; Half unit, possibly Ecen/ECE. 5.12gr total.
Condition as seen.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Remi(?) Potin Unit. Circa 130-100 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Stylised head to left / Boar standing to left; facing head below. D&T 151; LT 9180 (Leuci); SLM 598 (Leuci). 2.54gr, 17mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
