LOT 2522
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Cast Unit. Circa 80-60 BC. Kent capital Durovernum (Canterbury). Angular Bull type.
Outline head to right; eye represented as pellet within circle / Outline bull to left; two crescents above. ABC 171; cf. Van Arsdell 129; SCBC 63. Near Very Fine.(1.99gr, 19mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Early 1st century BC. Uninscribed. Angular Bull type (Cantian D).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Stylised head to right / Stylised bull. ABC 171; Van Arsdell 129-330; SCBC 63. 0.98gr, 14mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Chipped and pierced.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni, Cunobelin AE Unit. Early 1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
[CUNOBELI]NI, laureate head to left / TASCIOVA[NI], centaur to right, blowing horn. ABC 2957; Van Arsdell 2089; SCBC 336. 1.85gr, 14mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Philpotts, UK. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Central Gaul. Lingones Potin Unit. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Janiform head / OYIN-ΔIA in two lines beneath stylised boar to left. DT 3262; RIG 305. 1.82gr, 16mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_264178)(company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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