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LOT 2523
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Early 1st century BC. Uninscribed. Angular Bull type (Cantian D).
Stylised head to right / Stylised bull. ABC 171; Van Arsdell 129-330; SCBC 63. Very Fine. Chipped and pierced.(0.98gr, 14mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Bellovaci Potin Unit. Circa 55-30 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Nude man, kneeling to right; boar above right arm, annulet before / Horse with human head to right; above and below, triad of pellets on globe, annulet before. LT 7276 var.; DT 306 (Gallic Wars); Scheers 163, series II, 605. 3.33gr, 19mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Very rare.
Ex iNumis, Paris, France. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Bare head to left / Boar standing to left; three semicircles below. D&T 228; Depeyrot, NC VII, 141; CCCBM III 426-32. 3.86gr, 18mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. Circa 45-10 BC. Boar/Horse type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Blank / Horse to right, large rosette of pellets above. Van Arsdell 884.1; SCBC 397. 0.40gr, 11mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Edge chipped.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
