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LOT 2500
Celtic Britannia. Belgae AV Stater. Circa 55-45 BC. Chute type.
Wreath motif with downward-facing leaves / Triple-tailed disjointed horse to left, shrimp and large blobs above, crab below, exergual line with zigzag and pellets. ABC 746; VA 1205; BMC 36-76; S 22. Extremely Fine. Lustrous rich yellow gold, clear crab and shrimp.(6.12gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFound Dummer, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, UK.
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Celtic Gaul. Volcae-Arecomici (?) AR Fraction. Circa 75-25 BC. Imitating Massalia.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Bare head of Apollo to left; behind neck, T(?) / M-A, wheel of four spokes. F&P OBV-8; Depeyrot, Marseille 64 (Massalia). 0.52gr, 9mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine. Rare.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Epillus AR Unit. Circa 20 BC-AD 1. Calleva mint. Epillus type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Bearded head to right within vine leaf border / Boar to right, EPPIL above, F COM in two lines below; all within beaded border. ABC 1163 var. (legend); Van Arsell 416 var. (same); BMC 1082; SCBC 100. 1.19gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Pretty boar, clear lettering. Extremely rare variety with this legend.
Ex Chris Rudd (List 123, no.24/16358 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Diademed head to left / Boar standing to left; two semicircles below. D& 225; Depeyrot, NC VII, 225. 4.37gr, 20mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex iNumis, Paris, France. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
