LOT 2733
Celtic AV 'Ring Money'. Circa 1150-750 BC.
In the shape of a quadruple band. Van Arsdell 1-3 var. (plain band); see ABC p. 202. Condition as seen.(6.20gr, 16mm x 7mm.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the continental art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Diademed male head to left / Boar standing to left; two semicircles below. D&T 153; Depeyrot, NC VII, 139. 4.09gr, 18mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Dark, glossy patina.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL44, lot 6, ref.12502 (dealer's tickets included). Ex D Lee collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Dobunni AR Unit. Circa 50-20 BC. Cotswold Cock type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Moon head right with sunburst on chin, crescents for hair, various symbols in field / Triple tailed annulate horse left, animal head and radiant sun above, cockerel head below, wheel before, dispersed symbols around. ABC 2012; VA 1020-1; SCBC 377. 1.12gr, 14mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 35-25 BC. Norfolk Boar Phallic type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Stylised boar to right, pellet below / Stylised horse to right, pellet triads either side of four-spoked wheel above, cotter-pin shaped line between pellet triads below. ABC 1582; VA 659-1; SCBC 431. 0.84gr, 13mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
