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 Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £53
Helmeted head to left; floral ornament before / Bull butting to right; fleur-de-lis above. D&T 229; Depeyrot, NC VII, 137; CCCBM III 303-4. 2.76gr, 17mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_215030) (company's ticket included). 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. Corieltauvi AR Half Unit. AD 15-40. Aunt Cost Half type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Wreath band of large brick-like leaves / Horse to left, AVN and pellet above, T beneath head, [COST] below. ABC 1953; VA 918; BMC 3267-68; SCBC 404; CCO 05.0419. 0.47gr, 11mm.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL72, lot 32, ref. no.17556 (dealer's tickets included). Ex S Clayton collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
