LOT 2759
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Cast Unit. 100-50 BC. Angular Bull type.
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. Good Very Fine.(1.82gr, 19mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceEx 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.
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Celtic Britannia. Dobunni AR Unit. Circa 50-20 BC. Cotswold Cock type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Moon head right with sunburst on chin, crescents for hair, various symbols in field / Triple tailed annulate horse left, animal head and radiant sun above, cockerel head below, wheel before, dispersed symbols around. ABC 2012; VA 1020-1; SCBC 377. 1.12gr, 14mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Nervii AV Quarter Stater. 2nd century BC. Crossed Lines with Rider type. Gallo-Belgic B.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £335
Die defaced with chisel marks / Charioteer driving horse to left; [‘lyre’ and pellet] below. VA 37; ABC 37; SCBC 9. 1.86gr, 13mm.
Very Fine.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.
