Sale: Triton VII, Lot: 1227. Estimate $1000. Closing Date: Monday, 12 January 2004. Sold For $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CELTIC ENGLAND. Belgae in Hampshire. Circa 55-45 BC. AV Stater (5.22 gm). Cheriton smiler type. Wreath motif with hidden smiling face / Disjointed horse left; pellets above, three joined in triskeles, "crab" below. Hobbs 86-87 var.; Van Arsdell 1215; SCBC 24. CCI 97.0404. EF, coppery gold. Extremely rare die pairing, only one other recorded. ($1000)
From the Michael Richards Collection. Ex Goldberg 8 (26 March 2001), lot 2821; Christie’s (28 April 1993), lot 644; found Compton, West Sussex, circa 1990.