LOT 3004
Celtic Britannia. Belgae AR Unit. Circa 50-40 BC. Old Basing type.
Head right, ladder hair, tiny rings and small horse on its side in front / Horse left, floral sun above, ring in front, double ringed-pellet below. ABC 836; VA-; BMC-; S-; Num. Circ. October 1990, p.269, no.18. Good Very Fine. Lightly toned, well centred, lovely head, bold horse. Very rare.(1.02gr, 12mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, 133, lot 15, ref. no.17473.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This could well be the forerunner of the Commios Ladder Head types. The facial features are similar, the 'ladder' hairstyle is similar. Formerly thought to be a Dobunnic type, Old Basing is now firmly bedded in the southern region. Basing, Hampshire, means 'Basa's people'. This is still a very rare type, unlisted by Evans, Mack, Allen, Van Arsdell, Hobbs and Spink.
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Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AR Quarter Stater 58 BC-43 AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Five-armed starfish, lines of pellets between each arm / Zigzag thunderbolt and line of pellets across field; eight-rayed lighting flash with rectangular body to each side. VA 1270-78; BMC 2780-81; ABC 2220. 0.90gr, 12mm.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Paul Munro-Walker collection. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 57, 30 May 2019, lot 62. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Coriosolites BI Stater. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Stylised head to right, hair in large spiral curls, S-like ear; [pearl strings flowing around] / Stylised charioteer driving biga to right; below, boar to right; pearl string flowing above. Depeyrot, NC VIII, 186; DT 2341. 6.30gr, 21mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Southern Gaul. Allobroges AR Drachm. Circa 75-70 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Helmetted head of Athena to right / Hippocamp to right. D&T 3125; LT 2917. 2.32gr, 14mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Ex iNumis, Mail Bid Sale 14, 25 March 2011, lot 134. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
