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Cotswold Eagle Type
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Profile moon head (type B) to right, pelletted crescents for hair, large boss on chin, stalk lips / Celtic triple-tailed annulate horse to left with annulets and symbols around; 'flower' symbol below, stylised bird's head above, three pellets in field. ABC 2015; Van Arsdell 1042; BMC 2953-62; SCBC 377. 1.02gr, 14mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine. Repaired.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Good Very Fine. Repaired.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Anted Type
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Stylised head right, with stalk lips, 'worms' and pellets in front, ringed-pellets and X on cheek, pellets in arcs behind / Triple-tailed horse left, pellet and [T]ED above, ringed-pellet and AN below. ABC 2072; VA 1082; BMC 3032-38; S 380. 0.95gr, 13mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Toned silver, well struck horse with most of ANTED visible.
Ex Chris Rudd. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Good Very Fine. Toned silver, well struck horse with most of ANTED visible.
Ex Chris Rudd. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Stylised head right, with stalk lips, 'worms' and pellets in front, ringed-pellets and X on cheek, pellets in arcs behind / Triple-tailed horse left, pellet and [T]ED above, ringed-pellet and AN below. ABC 2072; VA 1082; BMC 3032-38; S 380. 1.01gr, 13mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Ex Graham Slater collection, UK. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
Very Fine.
Ex Graham Slater collection, UK. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
.jpg "Celtic Britannia. Dobunni, Eisv AR Unit.")
Eisu Oxo Type
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Celticised head to right / Triple-tailed annulate horse to left; pellet and EI above, pellet and SV below; one pellet above and three pellets beneath tail. VA 1110; ABC 2081; SCBC 382. 0.95gr, 13mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Graham Slater collection, UK. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Graham Slater collection, UK. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
.jpg "Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi, Vepo AR Half Unit.")
Vepo Retro Type
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Wreath / Horse to left, double upper front legs, pellet-in-ring beneath tail, VEP retrograde (VE ligate) above. ABC 1899; VA 947; BMC 3321; S 413. 0.45gr, 11mm.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
Duro Boat Type
Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Three-men-in-a-boat motif; pellet rosette motif to left / Central thunderbolt, Y-shape either side, uncertain object (stylised bird?) to right. ABC 2205; VA 1225; BMC 414-18; S 368. 1.52gr, 12mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Sharply struck in golden gold, clear 'bird'. Recorded in Celtic Coin Index Online of Oxford University with reference no.CCI 01.1922.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 57, 4 April 2001, lot 1648. Ex James T. Joyner collection. Ex Chris Rudd, 127, lot 40, ref. no.16980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
It can surely be no accident that the two Y-shapes in this gorgeous Dutotrigan gold quarter stater closely resemble the Y-shapes seen on the late Hengistbury cast bronze coins.
Near Extremely Fine. Sharply struck in golden gold, clear 'bird'. Recorded in Celtic Coin Index Online of Oxford University with reference no.CCI 01.1922.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 57, 4 April 2001, lot 1648. Ex James T. Joyner collection. Ex Chris Rudd, 127, lot 40, ref. no.16980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
It can surely be no accident that the two Y-shapes in this gorgeous Dutotrigan gold quarter stater closely resemble the Y-shapes seen on the late Hengistbury cast bronze coins.
Cranborne Chase Type
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Devolved and disjointed laureate head of Apollo to right / Devolved and disjointed horse to left with numerous pellets above and a pellet below. ABC 2157; VA 1235-1. 5.58gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Very FIne.
Found Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK, 19 October 2005. Ex Chris Rudd, IOW, lot 28, ref. no.12753. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Good Very FIne.
Found Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK, 19 October 2005. Ex Chris Rudd, IOW, lot 28, ref. no.12753. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Duro Boat Bird Type
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Three-men-in-a-boat motif./ Central thunderbolt, Y-shapes, stylised bird to right. ABC 2208; VA 1242; BMC 2734-47; S 368. 1.06gr, 11mm, 8h.
Near Extremely Fine. Neat flan of good silver clear 'bird'.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL72, lot 35, ref. no.17304. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Near Extremely Fine. Neat flan of good silver clear 'bird'.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL72, lot 35, ref. no.17304. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Five-armed starfish, lines of pellets between each arm / Zigzag thunderbolt and line of pellets across field; eight-rayed lighting flash with rectangular body to each side. VA 1270-78; BMC 2780-81; ABC 2220. 0.90gr, 12mm.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Paul Munro-Walker collection. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 57, 30 May 2019, lot 62. Property of a London antiquarian.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Paul Munro-Walker collection. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 57, 30 May 2019, lot 62. Property of a London antiquarian.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Five-armed starfish, lines of pellets between each arm / Zigzag thunderbolt and line of pellets across field; eight-rayed lighting flash with rectangular body to each side. VA 1270-78; BMC 2780-81; ABC 2220. 0.99gr, 13mm.
Good Very Fine. Lightly toned, bold starfish.
Found Dorset, circa 1983? Ex Matthew Rich collection. Ex Chris Rudd, 123, lot 43, ref. no.16328. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Good Very Fine. Lightly toned, bold starfish.
Found Dorset, circa 1983? Ex Matthew Rich collection. Ex Chris Rudd, 123, lot 43, ref. no.16328. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
'Three men on a boat' design / Zigzag thunderbolt and line of pellets across field; various motifs around. Cf. VA 1260; cf. BMC 2748-70; cf. ABC 2214. 0.84gr, 13mm, 10h.
Good Fine.
Ex Silbury Coins. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Good Fine.
Ex Silbury Coins. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
EPATI, pellet-in-ring motif above and below; all within pellet border / Boar's head to right; TA below; all within pellet border. ABC 1370; SCBC 360; Van Arsdell 585-1. 0.28gr, 8mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Toned silver, complete inscription, great boar's head.
Ex Chris Rudd, 118, lot 20, ref. no.15487. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
The letters TA below the boar's head refer to Tasciovanos and indicate that Epaticcus comes from the court of Tasciovanos; indeed he may have been a son of Tasciovanos and younger brother of Cunobelinus.
Good Very Fine. Toned silver, complete inscription, great boar's head.
Ex Chris Rudd, 118, lot 20, ref. no.15487. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
The letters TA below the boar's head refer to Tasciovanos and indicate that Epaticcus comes from the court of Tasciovanos; indeed he may have been a son of Tasciovanos and younger brother of Cunobelinus.
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