LOT 2753
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci AE Unit. Circa 50-30 BC. Boar Lion type.
Boar to left, standing on exergual line / Lion to right with S-shaped tail, rings around. ABC 270; VA 154-5; BMC 2487; SCBC 176. Good Very Fine. Nice emerald patina. Very rare.(1.92gr, 15mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, LL70, lot 15, ref. no.17694 (dealer's tickets included).
Ex J Lumley collection.
Ex M J Grover collection.
Found Kent.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Central Gaul. Aedui AR Quinarius. 1st century BC. Kaletedou type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Head of 'Roma' left, wearing helmet / KAΛ, horse galloping left, symbol before; wheel with four spokes over half wheel below. Depeyrot, NC IV, 285. 1.98gr, 12mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic AV 'Ring Money'. Circa 1150-750 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
In the shape of a double thick band. Van Arsdell 1-3 var. (plain band); see ABC p. 202. 7.37gr, 13mm x 7mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the continental art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantii Cast Potin Unit. Early 1st century BC. Uninscribed. Angular Bull type (Cantian D).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Stylised head to right / Stylised bull. VA 129; ABC 171; SCBC 63. 1.19gr, 17mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
