LOT 2763
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Early 1st century BC. Uninscribed. Angular Bull type (Cantian D).
Stylised head to right / Stylised bull to right; two crescents above, pellet and exergual line below. ABC 171; Van Arsdell 129-1; SCBC 63. Very Fine.(1.45gr, 18mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Cast Potin Unit. 150-101 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Head of Apollo to left / Bull butting to right; [MA?] above. Cf. ABC 120; cf. VA 1402-1. 2.89gr, 17mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL48, lot 18, ref. no.11451 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Central Europe. Vindelici AR Quarter Quinar. 1st century BC. Manching II type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Celticized male head with spiky hair to left / Celticized horse galloping to left; above, five pellets; below, ornament ('Winkelspitz'). Flesche 389; Kellner, Manching, 963. 0.44gr, 10mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine. Flan slightly bent.
Ex Chris Rudd, 128, lot 4, ref. no.16865. Ex Dr Miklos Hoka collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Circa 300-100 BC. Imitating Alexander III and Philip III of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Degraded head of Herakles to right / Stylised Zeus seated to left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre with left. Cf. Lanz 910-932. 15.18gr, 27mm, 12h.
Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
