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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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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. -
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. -
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.'
