LOT 2762
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Cast Potin Unit. 150-101 BC.
Head of Apollo to left / Bull butting to right; [MA?] above. Cf. ABC 120; cf. VA 1402-1. Very Fine.(2.89gr, 17mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, LL48, lot 18, ref. no.11451 (dealer's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Dobunni, Eisu AV Stater. Circa AD 20-43. Eisu Tree type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Dobunnic emblem of tree with pellet at base / Stylised horse to right; EISV and hidden face above, wheel below, pellets around. ABC 2078; VA 1105; BMC 3039-42; SCBC 381. 5.41gr, 18mm, 9h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Cast Potin Unit. 150-101 BC. Thurrock MA type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Head of Apollo to left / Bull butting to right; MA above. ABC 120; VA 1402-1. 3.10gr, 17mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL51, lot 16, ref. no.15264 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Mid-late 1st century BC. Mossop Proto Head type. Uninscribed issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Male head to left, pelleted rosette before, star beneath neck / Horse to right, pellet-in-ring below, star above tail; diamond-shaped motif above with pellet in ring in each corner. ABC 1522; BMC 3549; VA -; SCBC 433. 1.11gr, 15mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000.
