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LOT 2876
Northeast Gaul. The Ambiani AV Quarter Stater. Circa 175-120 BC.
Imported coinage. Gallo-Belgic Aa2, class 1b. Right facing type with bird. Flamboyant stylised laureate head of Apollo to right, wreath enlarged into an elaborate head decoration / Celticised horse to right, stylised charioteer above, bird below. SCBC 6; Sills 271; ABC 28; DT 559a; LT 7879; CCI 01.1445. Good Very Fine. Well-centered on large flan. Excessively rare right facing example with this control.(1.77gr, 15mm, 1h).
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in Walton, Essex, UK, in 1997, by Paul Sheedy.
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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. -
Celtic Britannia. The Dobunni AR Unit. 50 BC-AD 50.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Profile moon head (type B) to right, pelleted crescents for hair, large boss on chin, stalk lips / Celtic triple-tailed annulate horse to left with annulets and symbols around; 'flower' symbol below, stylised bird's head above, three pellets in field. ABC 2015; Van Arsdell 1042; BMC 2953-62; SCBC 377. 1.07gr, 15mm, 10h
Very Fine. Struck in good silver on a large flan.
Property of a Wiltshire, UK, collector. -
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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.
