LOT 2743
Celtic Britannia. Atrabates and Regni, Verica AR Minim. AD 10-20. Verica Sphinx Right type.
CⵙMMⵙIFⵙ, bare male head to right; all within beaded border / VE-R-I (anticlockwise), Sphinx seated to right, with wings spread; all within beaded border. ABC 1340, VA -; BMC 1587-89; SCBC 163. Near Extremely Fine. A miniature masterpiece. Exceedingly rare. Only twelve other recorded (when sold); no other examples on CoinArchives.(0.23gr, 8mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, 123, lot 26, ref. no.15994 (dealer's ticket included).
Found near Ford, Arundel.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Dr John Creighton says: 'One of the most potent symbols was that on the signet ring of Augustus himself: the sphinx. Octavian had used this image in Rome during the Triumvirate, and its significance grew as he continued to use it as his defining image on his signet ring. It was his distinctive seal. Tasciovanus was the first to use the image in Britain, followed by Sego, Cunobelin and Verica' (Coins and Power in Late Iron Age Britain, 2000, p.107).
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LOT 2743
Celtic Britannia. Atrabates and Regni, Verica AR Minim.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AV Quarter Stater. Circa 50-30 BC. Duro Boat Gold type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Three-men-in-a-boat motif; pellet rosette motif to left / Central thunderbolt, Y-shape either side, uncertain object to each side. ABC 2205; VA 1225; BMC 414-18; SCBC 368. 1.45gr, 12mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s. -
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. -
Celts in Middle Danube. Hercuniates AE Tetradrachm. 2nd century BC. Kapostal type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Devolved laureate head of Zeus to right / Devolved rider on horseback to left; large crest above head, [crescent] to left, hobble below. Lanz 784-90; CCCBM I 90; LT 9807; Dembski 1424; Göbl, Ostkelten 488/7. 9.60gr, 23mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine. Dark glossy patina. Struck on a large flan.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL65, lot 2, ref. no.16889 (dealer's ticket included). Ex Dr Miklos Hoka collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
