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2 day Historica: Coins, Banknotes & Antiquities Auction Live Webcast Only - Postage and Safe Click/Collect Only NO ONLINE FEES ON HANSONSLIVE.CO.UK (#247) 26/10/2020 10:30 AM GMT Closed

Starts Ending 26/10/2020 10:30 AM GMT

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Lot 44 Iron Age Celtic Mount. Circa 100 BC. Copper-alloy, 7.81 grams. 31.18 mm. A rare and beautiful piece of Celtic metal work. Most likely a Phalera (harness ornament) that would have adorned a warriors horse. Formed of a domed copper-alloy disk decorated with six stylised human heads around a ring of six thick annulets enclosing a central circular opening. Between each head is another annulet. Very well preserved with a smooth green patina. Ref: V. Kruta. Celts, History And Civilisation. p. 36-37.

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Estimate: £150 - £200

 

  • Iron Age Celtic Mount.
 Circa 100 BC. Copper-alloy, 7.81 grams. 31.18 mm. A rare and beautiful piece of Celtic metal work. Most likely a Phalera (harness ornament) that would have adorned a warriors horse. Formed of a domed copper-alloy disk decorated wit
  • Iron Age Celtic Mount.
 Circa 100 BC. Copper-alloy, 7.81 grams. 31.18 mm. A rare and beautiful piece of Celtic metal work. Most likely a Phalera (harness ornament) that would have adorned a warriors horse. Formed of a domed copper-alloy disk decorated wit - 2
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