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. Cantiaci Potin Cast Unit. 100-50 BC. Angular Bull type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Outline head to right; eye represented as pellet within circle / Outline bull to left; pellet below, two crescents above. ABC 171; VA 129; SCBC 63. 1.82gr, 19mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL65, lot 16, ref. no.16861 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Senones Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £16
Stylised head to right / Stylised horse prancing to left; pellet before and below. LT 7417; DT 2642; Scheers, Lyon, 746-753. 4.41gr, 18mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 50-40 BC. Uncertain mint in the upper Yare valey. Norfolk Diadem type. Uninscribed issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Diademed head to right; [stars before] / Horse prancing to right; pelleted wheel above, star below. ABC 1501; VA -; SCBC 432. 0.75gr, 13mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000.
