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LOT 2502
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Epaticcus Fourrée Minim. Circa AD 35-43. Boar's Head type.
EPA[TI], pellet-in-ring motif above and below / Boar's head to right; [TA below]; all within pellet border. For prototype see: ABC 1370; SCBC 360; Van Arsdell 585-1. Very Fine. Bold boar. Very rare as fourrée.(0.33gr, 9mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd (Liz's List 68, no.18/17390 with coin ticket).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 2502
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Epaticcus Fourrée Minim.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Bare head to left / Boar standing to left; three semicircles below. D&T 228; Depeyrot, NC VII, 141; CCCBM III 426-32. 3.50gr, 18mm, 4h.
Very Fine. Dark grey, bold head.
Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 51, no.11/5549 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celts in Eastern Europe AE Unit. 3rd-2nd century BC. Danubian region. Imitations of Philip II of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Diademed head of Apollo to left; beaded border following outline of head / ΠΑΠΠΥ, youth on horseback to right. For prototype, cf. SNG ANS 960. 6.68gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Bold Celticised head, beautiful dark green patina. Unpublished in major Celtic catalogues. Rare.
Ex Chris Rudd (List 60, no.2/7838 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. Circa 55-45 BC. East Midlands. Unscribed. Rich Type 1a.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Boar to right, 'spear' in shoulder, pelletal sun above, 'swastika' ornament above head / Horse to left, beaded ring above, annulet below and two annulets before. Cf. ABC 1779; cf. Van Arsdell 855-3. 1.35gr, 15mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Edge chipped. Large flan, well ornamented.
Found North of Bourne, Lincolnshire, UK. Ex D Lee collection. Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 74, no.27/11759, and JS, 9/11759, with coin tickets). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
