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 Northwest Gaul. Carnutes AR Drachm. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Celticized head to right, hair in large locks of 'Aquitanian' style / Two horses, one above the other, prancing to right; ornament above and below. Cf. DT 3354; cf. LT 5986. 3.44gr, 16mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Early 1st century BC. Uninscribed. Angular Bull type (Cantian D).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Stylised head to left / Stylised bull; two crescents above, pellet and exergual line below. ABC 171; cf. Van Ardsell 133 and 135-136; SCBC 63. 1.88gr, 19mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith (collector's ticket included), acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Southern Gaul. Volcae-Tectosages AR Drachm. Mid 2nd-early 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Celticized male head to left; before, two dolphins / Large cross with three ornaments and one axe in quarters; each quarter bound by crescent. Flesche 138; LT 3132; SLM 76. 2.82gr, 15mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex iNumis. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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