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British Iron Age, REGNI, silver Unit, Sussex Lyre type, diademed head right, large curls for hair, rev. horse right, lyre below, wheel above, s motif before, 1.43g/10h (ABC 647; BMC 635; VA –; S –). Slightly off-centre, otherwise attractively toned, very fine and rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £200
British Iron Age, BELGAE, Uninscribed issue, Quarter-Stater, Qc derivative [Petersfield Wreath type], wreath design with trace of hidden face, rev. horse right with single tail and ladder mane, wheel above and below, 0.89g (Sills 238; ABC 773; BMC 568-70; VA –; S –). About fine, horse slightly better, rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £220
British Iron Age, ATREBATES and REGNI, Tincomarus (c. 25 BC - AD 10), silver Unit, Comet type, six arms radiating from central pellet, traces of inscription across centre, rev. boy on dolphin right, pseudo-legend around, 1.09g (ABC 1127; BMC 946-77; VA 371-1; S 88). Good fine, lightly toned £100-£150
Hammer Price: £160
British Iron Age, ATREBATES and REGNI, Verica (AD 10-40), silver Unit, Eagle type, comf in tablet, scroll-like decoration above and below, rev. eagle standing left, vi [ri] above, 0.88g/11h (ABC 1226; BMC 1485-505; VA 471-1; S 138). Edges chipped with some cracks in the flan, otherwise fine and bright £80-£100
Hammer Price: £70
British Iron Age, ATREBATES and REGNI, Verica (c. AD 10-40), silver Minim, C-Box type, c and pellet in panel with concave sides, pellet either side, box with pellet above and below, rev. bull butting right, vi[r] above, 0.30g/9h (ABC 1274; BMC 983; VA 383-7; S 93). Fine, dark toning, extremely rare £90-£120
Hammer Price: £110
British Iron Age, ATREBATES and REGNI, Epaticcus (AD 20-40), silver Unit, Eagle type, head of Hercules right, wearing lion-skin, epati before face, rev. eagle with open wings, holding serpent in talons, ringed pellet within field, 1.33g/11h (ABC 1346; BMC 2024-293; VA 580-1; S 356). Dark surface deposits, otherwise good fine and lightly toned £100-£150
Hammer Price: £120
British Iron Age, ATREBATES and REGNI, Epaticcus (AD 20-40), silver Minim, Bull and Eagle type, bull butting right, rev. eagle left, 0.26g/6h (ABC 1358; BMC 2366-70; VA 512-1; S 165). Small scratch to bull, otherwise lightly toned and good very fine for this extremely rare issue £100-£150
British Iron Age, ICENI, Uninscribed issues, gold plated Stater, British Ja [Norfolk Wolf type], degraded head of Apollo right, incorporating ‘hooked fibula’ device containing triad, rev. wolf right with bristles along back, crescent and pellets above, pellet and crescent below, 5.39g (cf. ABC 1393; cf. BMC 212-6; cf. VA 610-1; cf. S 30). Plating almost complete with the exception of test cuts and some edge loss, better than very fine £100-£150
Hammer Price: £400
British Iron Age, ICENI, Uninscribed issues, gold Quarter-Stater, Irstead Smiler type, latticed square on two opposed crescents, projecting branch above and below, rev. horse stepping right, outline crescent and two rings forming face, 0.79g (ABC 1480; BMC 3437-9; VA –; S 430). Fair £80-£100
British Iron Age, ICENI, Uninscribed issues, silver Unit, Mossop Proto Head type, male head left with jutting jaw, large eye, rosette before, rev. horse right, pellets for mane, solid head, large leaf tail, ringed pellet below, diamond-shaped motif above with ringed pellet in each corner, star above tail, 1.38g/2h (ABC 1522; BMC 3549; VA –; S 433). Good fine, reverse better, toned and rare £240-£300
Hammer Price: £280
British Iron Age, ICENI, Uninscribed issues, silver Unit, Norfolk God [Small Head] type, stylised male head right, short dashes for hair with longer crescents behind, corn-ear behind rev. horse right, pelleted lozenge below with concave sides, pelleted arc above, 1.21g/3h (ABC 1564; BMC 3556-604 [3579, same obv. die]; VA 790-1; S 434). Struck on an oblong flan, otherwise well-centred, bright and lightly toned, better than very fine, a very attractive example of this type £200-£260
Hammer Price: £320
British Iron Age, ICENI, Uninscribed issues, silver Unit, Norfolk God type, stylised male head right, corn-ear behind, trefoil below, rev. horse right, pelleted lozenge below with concave sides, pelleted arc above, 1.06g/12h (ABC 1567; BMC 3605-759; VA 794-1; S 434). Course surfaces, however bright with light golden toning, very fine £100-£150
British Iron Age, ICENI, Uninscribed issues, silver Unit, Eyelash Crescents type, four opposed crescents in centre of crossed wreaths, V-shape and annulet in opposing quarters, rev. horse right, floral sun below, pellet triad and three arcs above, 1.24g (ABC 1588; BMC 3763-6; VA 679-1; S 435). Spots of verdigris on both sides, otherwise bright and very fine for issue £80-£100
British Iron Age, ICENI, Uninscribed issues, silver Unit, Crescent Corn Ears type, two crescents back-to-back across cruciform wreath pattern with pellet-in-annulets, rev. horse left, six-spoked wheel above and pellet-in-annulet below, 1.03g (ABC 1591; BMC 3767-74; VA 675-1; S 435). Fine, obverse slightly better, scarce £60-£80
Hammer Price: £130
British Iron Age, ICENI, Cani Duro (c. AD 10-20), silver Unit, Cani Duro type, stylised boar right, long bristles topped by pellets, spear piercing ears, ring and a below, rev. horse right, reversed s below solid head, [cani] above and dvro below, 1.25g/11h (ABC 1630; BMC 3521-3; VA 663-1; S 439). Struck on bright metal with light golden toning, better than very fine and rare £200-£300
Hammer Price: £460
British Iron Age, ICENI, Antedios (c. AD 10-30), silver Half Unit, Mini Anted type, back-to-back open crescents separated by two rings, within lozenge of corded lines, rev. horse right, solid head, pellet rein between chest and nose, V-shaped motif above, anted monogram below, 0.41g (ABC 1648; BMC 4028-31; VA 720-1; S 442). Flan crack before horse, otherwise well-centred, bright and lightly toned, very fine and extremely rare £120-£150
Hammer Price: £240
British Iron Age, ICENI, Ecen (c. AD 10-43), silver Half Unit, Mini Ecen type, back-to-back open crescents separated by two pellets, within lozenge of corded lines, rev. globular horse right, rein between chest and nose, V-shape motif above, ecen monogram below, 0.39g (ABC 1684; BMC 4217; VA 736-1; S 433B). Very fine, reverse better, attractive dark toning and rare £90-£120
Hammer Price: £140
British Iron Age, DOBUNNI, Eisu (c. AD 20-43), silver Unit, Oxo type, degraded moon head right, numerous ringed pellets around, rev. triple-tailed horse bounding left, ei above, 0.91g/12h (ABC 2081; BMC 3043ff; VA 1110-1; S 382). Surfaces coarse, otherwise good fine £60-£80
British Iron Age, DUROTRIGES, Uninscribed issues, silver Quarter-Stater, Duro Boat Bird type, crescent with three men in a boat, rev. thunderbolt centre with geometric shapes either side, bird to lower right, 0.99g/6h (ABC 2208; BMC 2734-47; VA 1242-1; S 368). Slightly porous surfaces, otherwise good very fine and attractively toned £100-£150
British Iron Age, TRINOVANTES, Dubnovellaunos (5 BC - AD 10), gold Quarter-Stater, Trefoil type, wreath, plain crescents back-to-back at centre, ringed pellet either side, rev. horse left, branch below, trefoil above, 1.34g (ABC 2395; BMC 2442; VA 1660-1; S 208). Broken in half and since repaired, otherwise very fine and very rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £170
British Iron Age, CATUVELLAUNI, Uninscribed issues, gold Quarter-Stater, Westerham Geometric type, traces of ‘three men in a boat’ design, rev. tree-like motif, three angular bars below, 1.28g/1h (CCI 02.0254, this coin [incorrectly identified on CCI]; ABC 2451; BMC –; VA –; S –). Struck on an irregular flan with areas of weakness, a very pale yellowish gold and fine for issue, very rare £120-£150
British Iron Age, CATUVELLAUNI, Addedomaros (c. 45-25 BC), bronze Unit, Corded type, head left, corded lines for hairline and hair, rev. horse left, pellets and ringed below below, ornaments around, 2.45g/11h (ABC 2544; BMC 2453-60; VA 1646-1; S 206). Good very fine for issue, reverse well struck-up and centred, black patina and scarce £60-£80
Hammer Price: £90
British Iron Age, CATUVELLAUNI, Tasciovanus (25 BC - AD 10), silver Unit, Capricorn type, crossed wreath and two teardrop motifs, back-to-back crescents at centre, [tasc] in angles, rev. winged Capricorn right, vir below, 1.04g (ABC 2619; BMC 1666; VA –; S 239). Rough surfaces, otherwise good fine and toned, extremely rare £150-£200
British Iron Age, CATUVELLAUNI, Tasciovanus (25 BC - AD 10), silver Unit, Trailing Rein type, vii in panel on crossed wreaths, rev. horse right, rein trailing from nose between forelegs and hindlegs, 1.31g/11h (cf. ABC 2631; cf. BMC 1655; VA –; S 228). An interesting variety of an already rare type, obverse struck off-centre however the reverse is particularly sharp and of pleasing classical style, bright with a light dusty patina, better than very fine £150-£200
British Iron Age, CATUVELLAUNI, Tasciovanus (25 BC - AD 10), silver Unit, Trailing Rein type, blundered iv (?) in panel with ring at each corner, on crossed wreaths, rev. horse right, rein trailing from nose between forelegs and hindlegs, 1.31g/11h (ABC 2631; BMC 1655; VA –; S 228). Coarse surfaces, however horse well-centred and fine, rare £90-£120
British Iron Age, CATUVELLAUNI, Andoco (c. 20-1 BC), silver Unit, Pegasus type, bearded head left, interlaced lines for border, rev. Pegasus left, wearing neck torc, [ando]co around, 0.67g/1h (ABC 2721; BMC 2018; VA 1868-1; S 264). Severely chipped, however the remainder is prettily toned and good very fine, very rare £100-£150
British Iron Age, CATUVELLAUNI, Cunobelin (AD 8-41), silver Unit, Walker type, cvn in panel, ringed pellet above and below, pellet border around, rev. figure walking right, holding club across shoulders, [c]v n either side, 0.59g/2h (CCI 94.0373, this coin; ABC 2840; BMC 1891-2; VA 2067-1; S 319). Rough surfaces, however fine with a dark tone and extremely rare £100-£150
British Iron Age, CATUVELLAUNI, Cunobelin (AD 8-41), bronze Unit, Victory Horseman type, Victory standing right, c v either side, rev. warrior on horse right, cvn below, 2.36g/6h (ABC 2930; BMC 1935; VA 1981-1; S 334). Rough surfaces with significant verdigris deposits, otherwise good fine for type and very rare £60-£80
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