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LOT 2527
Celtic Britain. Cantii, Eppillus AE Unit. Circa AD 1-15. Bull and Eagle type.
Bull butting to right, [E]PPIL above, [COF] below / Eagle standing to left, head to right, [ring-pellets around]. ABC 411; Van Arsdell 451-1; SCBC 113. Good Fine.(1.88gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Cast Potin Unit. Circa 150-101 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Head of Apollo to left / Bull butting to right; M[A?] above. Cf. ABC 120; cf. Van Arsdell 1402-1. 4.22gr, 20mm, 3h.
Good Fine.
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_203187) (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Circa 150-101 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Head of Apollo to left / Bull butting to right; [MA?] above. Cf. ABC 120; cf. Van Arsdell 1402-1. 3.17gr, 18mm, 2h.
Good Fine.
Ex Lockdales. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Carnutes, Potin Unit. Circa 50-30 BC. Centred on Dreux in Eure-et-Loir, North Central France. 'Type de Bû' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Stylised head to left, with flowing hair / Highly stylised horse consisting of three crosses with curved lines between and above; all on hashed groundline; trefoil of pellets above. Depeyrot, NC V, 117 (Carnutes); D&T 2508A (Durocassi); CCCBM III -. 2.73gr, 18mm, 10h.
Extremely Fine. Rare.
Ex cgb.fr, bga_247822, Jan. 2012, no.7. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
