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 Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Circa 120-100 BC. Evans Bull type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Degraded head of Apollo to left / Degraded bull butting to left on exergual line. ABC 147; VA 104-105; BMC 667. 2.70gr, 18mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Rare.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 80-50 BC. Helmet Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Helmeted head to left / Horse to left, pellet before. LT 7396; BMC 385-87. 2.82gr, 18mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Dark glossy patina.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL48, lot 5, ref. no.3764 (dealer's ticket included). Ex S Kelly collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AV Quarter Stater. Circa 50-30 BC. Duro Boat Gold type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Three-men-in-a-boat motif; pellet rosette motif to left / Central thunderbolt, Y-shape either side, uncertain object to each side. ABC 2205; VA 1225; BMC 414-18; SCBC 368. 1.45gr, 12mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.
