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Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Minim. Circa AD 10-20. Verica Trident type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Cruciform motif with central pellet and pellet-triad in each angle; all within beaded border / Trident within beaded border. ABC 1295; VA 486; BMC -; SCBC 145. 0.26gr, 8mm.
Good Very Fine. Sharp trident. Extremely rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.
Ex Chris Rudd, 136, lot 15, ref. no.15525 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Unit. Circa AD 10-40. Verica Cavalry Duo type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
COMMIF, warrior on horse to right holding oval shield / [VERI]-CΛ, warrior on horse to right holding spear. ABC 1238; VA 530-1; SCBC 133. 0.94gr, 12mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine. Nicely toned.
Ex Noonans Mayfair, 18 September 2013, lot 1264. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Unit. Circa AD 10-40. Uncertain Southern mint. Verica Tiberius type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Figure standing facing and holding curved lituus and grapes, COM to left field, MI F to right / Laureate bust of Tiberius to right, VERI behind head, CA before. VA 533-1; ABC 1250; SCBC 136. 1.30gr, 13mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Ex Spink (company's tickets included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Unit. AD 10-40. Uncertain Southern mint. Tiberius type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Figure standing facing and holding curved lituus and grapes, COM to left field, MI F to right / Laureate bust of Tiberius to right, VERI behind head, CA before. VA 533-1; ABC 1250; SCBC 136. 1.20gr, 12mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci AV Quarter Stater. Circa 50-20 BC. Corded Triangle type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Blank / Celticised horse to left; pellet-in-annulets around, corded triangle above, hatched box below. ABC 198; VA 151; Hobbs 2469. 1.27gr, 12mm.
Very Fine.
Found Horley, Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, UK, 2011. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-960B33. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Cast Potin Unit. Circa 90-60 BC. Three Dots type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Linear head to left, three dots in centre / Stylised bull to left. ABC 162; VA 122; BMC-; SCBC 63. 1.19gr, 16mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine. Broken. Excessively rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL33, lot 19, ref. no.12923 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
One of the rarest of Kentish potins. This specimen is desirable because it displays a neat casting tang and because striations are clearly visible on the obverse, caused by a piece of wood used to smooth off the unbaked clay casting mould before the lines of the head were scribed. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Cast Unit. 1st century BC. Nipples type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Outline head to right around large central nipple / Crude outline bull around large central nipple. ABC 174; VA 137; BMC 723; SCBC 64. 1.07gr, 13mm.
Good Very Fine. Very rare with 'diagonal box' bull.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL494,, lot 19, ref. no.15146 (dealer's ticket included). Ex Joe Fay collection. Ex A Clarke collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Cast Unit. 1st century BC. Nipples type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Outline head to right around large central nipple / Crude outline bull around large central nipple. ABC 174; BMC 715-723; SCBC 64. 1.46gr, 16mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. 'Metal flow' channels attached each side.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Circa 120-100 BC. Evans Bull type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Degraded head of Apollo to left / Degraded bull butting to left on exergual line. ABC 147; VA 104-105; BMC 667. 2.70gr, 18mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Rare.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci AE Unit. Circa 50-30 BC. Boar Lion type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Boar to left, standing on exergual line / Lion to right with S-shaped tail, rings around. ABC 270; VA 154-5; BMC 2487; SCBC 176. 1.92gr, 15mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Nice emerald patina. Very rare.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL70, lot 15, ref. no.17694 (dealer's tickets included). Ex J Lumley collection. Ex M J Grover collection. Found Kent. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Circa 120-100 BC. Thurrock Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Head to left / Degraded bull butting to right. Cf. ABC 132. 3.51gr, 18mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Cast Potin Unit. 150-101 BC. Thurrock MA type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Head of Apollo to left / Bull butting to right; MA above. ABC 120; VA 1402-1. 4.71gr, 17mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Ex Noonans Mayfair. Sale No 85, Lot 6. Found at Woodnesborough (Kent) c.1999. Chris Rudd FPL 59, September 2001 (21). CCI 01.1102. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.