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5 October 2009
Lot No 5115
Gallo-Belgic issues, Stater, series A [Ambiani], head of Apollo left, rev. horse left, disjointed charioteer above, rosette of pellets below, 7.64g/10h (Sills class 5; VA 12; S 2). Good yellow gold, obverse good very fine, reverse very fine, very rare £1,500-1,800
Lot No 5116
Gallo-Belgic issues, Stater, series C [Ambiani], degraded head of Apollo right, rev. horse right, pellets above, pellet below, 6.50g/11h (VA 44; S 5). Very fine or better £600-800
Lot No 5117
Gallo-Belgic issues, Stater, series E [Ambiani], trace of pattern, rev. disjointed horse right, crescent above, large and small pellet below, 5.90g (VA 56; S 11). Very fine or better £250-300
Lot No 5118
Early Uninscribed issues, Stater, British C [Yarmouth type], devolved head of Apollo, rev. disjointed horse right, pellet rosette above, front leg split into windmill shape, trefoil of pellets in one quarter, bird’s head in another, zig-zag pattern below exergual line, 6.17g/5h (BMC 78ff; VA 1220; S 23). Struck...
Lot No 5119
Early Uninscribed issues, Stater, British H [North East Coast type], devolved head of Apollo, rev. disjointed horse right, pellets and horse-shoe above, pellets in front, rosette and ornamental exergue below, 6.13g/6h (BMC 184-8; VA 800.9; S 28). Good very fine or better £600-800
Lot No 5120
Early Uninscribed issues, Stater, British H [North East Coast type], devolved head of Apollo, rev. disjointed horse left, pellets above, ‘coffee-bean’ behind, pellet below, zig-zag pattern in exergue, 6.13g/10h (BMC 200; VA 804; S 28). Lovely yellow gold, good very fine or better £600-800
Lot No 5121
Early Uninscribed issues, Quarter-Stater, Ratham Rose type, cruciform wreath design with central rose, rev. horse right with linear mane, pellet-ring above, rose below, 1.00g/7h (BMC –; VA –; S –). Very fine or better, excessively rare; the only other known specimen is in the Ashmolean Museum £1,500-2,000
Lot No 5122
Atrebates and Regni, Uninscribed issues, Unit, Sussex Helmet type, female head left wearing helmet, rev. horse left, six-spoked wheel and annulets above, pellet-in-annulet below tail, annulet ring below, 0.86g/4h (BMC –; VA –; S –). About very fine or better, excessively rare; only four known £500-700
Lot No 5123
Atrebates and Regni, Commius, Stater, devolved head of Apollo, rev. triple tailed horse right, E-shaped ornament above, trefoil below head [commios] around, 5.48g/5h (BMC 730; VA 352; S 66). About extremely fine, bright gold with nice surfaces, very rare; some 12 specimens known £1,200-1,500
Lot No 5124
Atrebates and Regni, Commius, Quarter-Stater, digamma, rev. annuleted horse left, pellet-in-ring above, pellet-in-annulet and annulet below in an 8 pattern, 1.21g/12h (BMC –; VA 353.5; S 67). About extremely fine, very rare and one of the finest known £300-400
Lot No 5125
Atrebates and Regni, Tincomarus, Stater, com·f on tablet, rev. horseman with spear right, star behind, tin below, 5.21g/3h (BMC 770ff; VA 385; S 76). Very fine £600-800
Lot No 5126
Atrebates and Regni, Eppillus, Stater, devolved head of Apollo, rev. disjointed triple-tailed horse right, eppil and three annulets above, pellet-in-ring and two annulets below, 5.43g/12h (BMC –; cf. VA 405; cf. S 95). Slightly weakly struck, otherwise about very fine, reverse better, extremely rare £2,500-3,000
Lot No 5127
Atrebates and Regni, Verica, Unit, verica commi f around pellet in annulet, rev. lion right, crescent above, rex below, 1.20g/1h (BMC 1332; VA 505; S 132). Obverse about very fine, reverse good very fine £150-200
Lot No 5128
Atrebates and Regni, Verica, Unit, mounted warrior with shield right, commi f below, rev. mounted warrior with lance right, verica around, 1.28g/10h (BMC 1360ff; VA 530; S 133). Obverse slightly off-centre, otherwise very fine or better £250-300
Lot No 5129
Atrebates and Regni, Verica, Unit, bull butting right, verica above rex in exergue, rev. female figure standing left, holding branch and head on spear, commi f around, 1.22g/9h (BMC 1450ff; VA 506; S 137). Surfaces slightly granular, otherwise good very fine or better, scarce £200-300
Lot No 5130
Atrebates and Regni, Verica, Unit, cornucopia, beaded sceptre to left, prow of galley to right, com around, rev. horseman right holding spear, verica below, 1.27g/1h (BMC –; VA –; S –). Reverse a little porous, otherwise about very fine, excessively rare; the better of only two known specimens, an intriguing...
Lot No 5131
Belgae, Unit, Sussex Lyre type, diademed head right, rev. horse right, wheel above, lyre-shaped ornament below, 1.36g/3h (BMC 635; VA –; S –). Good very fine or better, very rare; less than 20 recorded £200-300
Lot No 5132
Belgae, Unit, Chichester Lyre type, diademed head right, pellet rings and bird’s head in front, rev. horse right, wheel above, annulets around, lyre-shaped ornament below, 1.30g/7h (BMC –; VA –; S –). Struck on a slightly scyphate flan, about extremely fine and extremely rare; seven specimens known £600-800
Lot No 5133
Cantii, Uninscribed issues, Quarter-Stater, British P [Trophy type], trace of pattern, rev. band with trophy in centre, zig-zag above, annulets below, 1.36g (BMC 437ff; VA 145; S 47). Very fine or better £250-300
Lot No 5134
Cantii, Uninscribed issues, Bronze, bust right with hair swept back, pellets and annulets around, rev. lion left, annulets around, 1.58g/7h (BMC 2488; VA 154; S 176). Good very fine, dark green patina, very rare in this condition £300-400
Lot No 5135
Cantii, Uninscribed issues, Bronze, bust right with curly hair within border of pellets, annulets and leaves, rev. lion left, pellet-in-annulets around, pentagram below, 1.95g/10h (BMC –; VA –; S –; cf. BNJ Coin Register 1992, 87). Of good style, nearly very fine, very rare; perhaps only around 20 specimens...
Lot No 5136
Cantii, ‘Sa’ or ‘Sam’, Bronze, boar left, branch above, pellet-in-annulet below, rev. horse left, star-in-annulet and pellet-in-annulets above, pellet below head, sa below, 2.37g/3h (BMC 2516; VA 187; S 187A). About extremely fine with smooth surfaces and dark green patina, very rare and probably one of the...
Lot No 5137
Cantii, Solidu, Unit, solidv across field within chain pattern, rev. naked male figure [Neptune?] standing left, mantle draped over shoulder, holding staff and censer, cv-no in field, 1.16g/6h (BMC 1894-5; VA 2073; S 351). About very fine, extremely rare and seldom seen on the market; probably about eight specimens...
Lot No 5138
Trinovantes, Addedomaros, Stater, crescents at centre of crossed wreaths, rev. horse right, ADDIIDOM and pellet-in-annulet above, pellet-in-annulet in front, pellet and eight-spoked wheel below, 5.54g/1h (BMC 2390; VA 1605; S. 200). Some minor surface marks on obverse, otherwise good very fine and among the very...
Lot No 5139
Trinovantes, Dubnovellaunus, Unit, Rochester Pegasus type, bust right with hair swept back beneath corded diadem, sunburst and small saltire in front, rev. Pegasus right, dvb above, cross-hatched box and annulet below, 1.16g/3h (BMC –; VA –; S –). Obverse slightly off-centre, otherwise good very fine,...
Lot No 5140
Trinovantes, Dubnovellaunus, Unit, horned beast left with large hooves, bird in flight above, pellet-in-annulets in front and below, rev. metalworker seated left, holding hammer, pellet-in-annulet and crescents in front, dvbno behind, 1.15g/3h (BMC 2502-3; VA 178; S 180). Well-centred, very fine or better, very...
Lot No 5141
Catuvellauni, Uninscribed issues, Unit, Late Whaddon Chase type, female head right with pointed nose and corded hair, tiny horse and bird in front, rev. annuleted horse right, bucranium and pellets in annulets above, pellet ring in front, pellets-in-annulets below, 1.09g/8h (BMC 376; VA 1558; S –). Slight chip,...
Lot No 5142
Catuvellauni, Uninscribed issues, Unit, Whaddon Bird type, bust left with coiled hair, small horse in front, rev. horse right, bird above, V and annulet in front, pellet in beaded ring below, 1.10g/8h (BMC 377-9; VA 1546; S 50). Well-centred, good very fine and toned, extremely rare; one of the best of...
Lot No 5143
Catuvellauni, Uninscribed issues, Unit, Whaddon Chase type, head right with long braided hair and sideburns, pellet-in-annulet and curule-shaped ornament in front, rev. sinuous horse right, bird above, pellet ring in front, pellet-in-annulet behind and below, 1.31g/1h (BMC –; VA 1540; S –). About very fine or...
Lot No 5144
Catuvellauni, Tasciovanus, Quarter-Stater, wreath pattern, three pellets between two crescents in centre, vero in angles, rev. horse to left, bucranium above, tas and double exergual line below, 1.33g/2h (BMC 1644; VA 1690; S 224). Very fine £350-450
Lot No 5145
Catuvellauni, Tasciovanus, Unit, blundered ver in central tablet, over cruciform beaded wreath, annulets around, rev. horse right with trailing rein, annulet above, 1.28g/1h (BMC 1655; VA –; S 228). Die-break on obverse, otherwise about very fine and very rare £300-400
Lot No 5146
Catuvellauni, Andoco, Unit, bearded bust left, A behind, all within interlaced border, rev. Pegasus left, and below, 1.20g/12h (BMC 2018; VA 1868; S 264). Good very fine, extremely rare; about 12 specimens in private hands £400-500
Lot No 5147
Catuvellauni, Cunobelin, Stater, Biga type, CAMVL in central panel, decorative border above and below, rev. two horses prancing left, pellet and leaf above, pellet beneath tail, [cvn]obelin and four-spoked wheel with star as hub below, 5.47g/10h (BMC 1769-71; VA 1910; S 280). About extremely fine with attractive...
Lot No 5148
Catuvellauni, Cunobelin, Stater, Classic type, ear of barley dividing camv, rev. horse prancing right, crescent above, cvno above double exergual line, stippling below, 5.40g/4h (cf. BMC 1827ff; cf. VA 2025; cf. S 288-9). About extremely fine and of outstanding artistic merit, an unpublished variant of the Classic...
Lot No 5149
Catuvellauni, Cunobelin, Stater, Classic type, ear of barley dividing camv, rev. horse prancing right, branch above, cvno above exergual line, 5.37g/8h (BMC 1829-31; VA 2027; S 288). Good very fine or better, an attractive striking of good fabric and fine style £1,200-1,500
Lot No 5150
Catuvellauni, Cunobelin, Quarter-Stater, Biga type, camvl in panel, decorative border above and below, rev. two horses prancing left, cvno and four-spoked wheel below, 1.39g/12h (BMC 1836; VA 1913; S 290). About extremely fine with attractive rose gold colour, fully legible both sides; one of the finest known of...
Lot No 5151
Catuvellauni, Cunobelin, Unit, Roman-style female bust right with hair tied in a bun, tasc[iiovantii] around, rev. female lyre-player seated right, tree behind, cvnobe[li] around, 1.19g/4h (BMC 1879; VA 2059; S 314). About very fine, dark tone, very rare £250-350
Lot No 5152
Catuvellauni, Cunobelin, Unit, cam in central panel, v above, l below, circular borders around, rev. dog crouching left, tail and foreleg raised, 1.16g/6h (BMC –; VA –; S –). Surfaces somewhat porous, otherwise nearly very fine, extremely rare; approximately 10 specimens known £200-300
Lot No 5153
Catuvellauni, Cunobelin, Bronze, camvl-odvno in two panels, scroll above and below, rev. female Sphinx crouching left, cvno in tablet below, 2.17g/9h (BMC 1928-30; VA 1977; S 332). Better than very fine, shiny dark patina, rare £200-300
Lot No 5154
Durotriges, Uninscribed issues, Silver Stater, devolved head of Apollo, rev. disjointed horse left, pellets above, 5.86g/4h (BMC 2525-2636; VA 1235-1; S 367). Good very fine or better, toned, a heavy early strike £120-150
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