LOT 2749
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Cast Potin Unit. Circa 90-60 BC. Three Dots type.
Linear head to left, three dots in centre / Stylised bull to left. ABC 162; VA 122; BMC-; SCBC 63. Good Very Fine. Broken. Excessively rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.(1.19gr, 16mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, LL33, lot 19, ref. no.12923 (dealer's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
One of the rarest of Kentish potins. This specimen is desirable because it displays a neat casting tang and because striations are clearly visible on the obverse, caused by a piece of wood used to smooth off the unbaked clay casting mould before the lines of the head were scribed.
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Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. Circa 45-10 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Wreath / Horse to right, VEP above, six-pointed star behind, three pellets before, [CORF] below. Cf. VA 969.1; SCBC 411. 0.97gr, 15mm.
Near Extremely Fine. Edge chipped.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 1st century BC. 'Tête humaine de face' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Helmeted head to left / Boar to left, tail curled; between legs, small human head. LT 9180; DT 151. 2.08gr, 15mm, 4h.
Very Fine. Dark, glossy patina.
Ex cgb.fr (company's ticket included). 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): £780
In the shape of a quadruple band. Van Arsdell 1-3 var. (plain band); see ABC p. 202. 6.20gr, 16mm x 7mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the continental art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
