LOT 2755
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Cast Potin Unit. 150-101 BC. Thurrock MA type.
Head of Apollo to left / Bull butting to right; MA above. ABC 120; VA 1402-1. Very Fine.(4.71gr, 17mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceEx Noonans Mayfair. Sale No 85, Lot 6.
Found at Woodnesborough (Kent) c.1999.
Chris Rudd FPL 59, September 2001 (21). CCI 01.1102.
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. Curved Bull type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Stylised head to left / Degraded bull butting to right on exergual line. ABC 150; VA 106-110. 2.18gr, 18mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Half Unit. Mid-late 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Boar to right, large wheel above / Horse to right, large wheel above. ABC 1827; VA 862; SCBC 399. 0.47gr, 11mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Graham Slater collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci AE Unit. Circa 50-30 BC. Boar Lion type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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. 1.92gr, 15mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Nice emerald patina. Very rare.
Ex 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.
