LOT 2745
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Unit. Circa AD 10-40. Verica Cavalry Duo type.
COMMIF, warrior on horse to right holding oval shield / [VERI]-CΛ, warrior on horse to right holding spear. ABC 1238; VA 530-1; SCBC 133. Good Very Fine. Nicely toned.(0.94gr, 12mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceEx Noonans Mayfair, 18 September 2013, lot 1264.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Iceni AV Stater. Circa 65-1 BC. Uninscribed. Icenian A (Norfolk Wolf) type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Devolved head of Apollo to right / Wolf standing to left; pellets and crescent above, large pellet and three small pellets in triangle below, bird on back and pellet-in-annulet behind. ABC 1399; VA 610-3; SCBC 31. 5.87gr, 20mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Found Suffolk, UK. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £53
Helmeted head to left; floral ornament before / Bull butting to right; fleur-de-lis above. D&T 229; Depeyrot, NC VII, 137; CCCBM III 303-4. 2.76gr, 17mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_215030) (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Minim. Circa AD 10-40. Verica Temple type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Roman-style temple flanked by C-F (retrograde) / Bull butting to right, VER (retrograde) above, REX in exergue. VA 553-1; BMC 1538-41; ABC 1316; SCBC 152. 0.31gr, 8mm, 4h.
Very Fine. Toned. Very rare.
Ex Chris Rudd, 82, lot 27, ref. no.9077 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Chris Rudd notes: 'Why are the letters C F upside-down, relative to the temple? Did the Celtic engraver have some other interpretation in mind for this motif? Or were there two engravers, one in charge of the inscription, who didn't realize what he was looking at?'
