LOT 2958
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Unit. AD 25-35. Third coinage.
Rider on horse to right, carrying oval shield; COMMI F below / Rider on horse to right, holding spear, VERI-CΛ around. VA 530-1. Near Extremely Fine. Toned.(1.22gr, 14mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceEx Silbury Coins.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Suessiones Potin Unit. Circa 50-30 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Stylised head to right / Abstract boar to right above central pellet-in-annulet; annulet to left, five pellets and torque below. Depeyrot, NC VI, 123; D&T 530; CCCBM III 444-7; de la Tour 7905. 3.19gr, 18mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 35-25 BC. Kelling Boar type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Stylised boar to right, eye on the shoulder, [pellet-in-ring(?) above], pellet below / Horse prancing to right, [beaded mane, pellet-triad mouth, ringed pellet above(?)]. Cf. ABC 1585. 0.84gr, 12mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine. Iridescent toning. Of the highest rarity.
Found Little Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, UK, on Friday 22nd November 2024. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme report no.SF-EE05EA. -
Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AR Stater. Circa 65 BC-AD 45. Cranborne Chase type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Devolved and disjointed laureate head of Apollo to right / Devolved and disjointed horse to left with numerous pellets above and a pellet below. ABC 2157; VA 1235-1. 5.58gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Very FIne.
Found Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK, 19 October 2005. Ex Chris Rudd, IOW, lot 28, ref. no.12753. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
