LOT 2761
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Circa 120-100 BC. Curved Bull type.
Stylised head to left / Degraded bull butting to right on exergual line. ABC 150; VA 106-110. Very Fine.(2.18gr, 18mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Addedomaros AV Stater. Circa 45-25 BC. Addedomaros Spiral type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Six-armed spiral of wreaths, three crescents in centre / Horse to right; pellets-in-annulets around, 'cornucopia' below; three horse muzzles and inscription above. ABC 2517; VA 1620-1; Hobbs 2402-4; SCBC 201. 5.51gr, 16mm.
Good Very Fine. Beautiful rosy gold.
Ex Chris Rudd, e-Auction 141, 19 July 2015, lot 32. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 460, 29 January 2020, lot 1007. From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AR Unit. AD 10-43. Cunobelinus Sphinx type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £273
CVNO, draped and winged bust to right / [TASCIO], sphinx seated to left. ABC 2870; VA 2057-1; SCBC 313. 1.22gr, 12mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine. Lightly toned.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL65, lot 47, ref. no.17327 (dealer's ticket included). Found Chelmsford, Essex. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Eastern North Thames Region AV Quarter Stater. Circa 55-45 BC. Uninscribed coinage. Southern-style Qc gold types. Essex Wheels type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Abstracted laureate head of Apollo to right / Triple-tailed horse to right, spoked-wheel below, onion-like-motif above, triskelion to upper right field; pellet-in-ring around. ABC 2231 (triskelion not mentioned); VA -; SCBC -; for an another example see Chris Rudd, Auction 190, lot 24. 1.33gr, 15mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Excessively rare fractional Stater.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.
From Chris Rudd Auction: 'It's unusual to see a Druidic triskelion (three-legged symbol) in front of the horse. Unlisted by all major catalogues. None in the British Museum.'
