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LOT 2514
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Circa 150-101 BC.
Head of Apollo to left / Bull butting to right; [MA?] above. Cf. ABC 120; cf. Van Arsdell 1402-1. Good Fine.(3.17gr, 18mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceEx Lockdales.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Northwest Gaul. Senones Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Stylised head to right / Stylised horse prancing to left; pellet before and below. LT 7417; DT 2642; Scheers, Lyon, 746-753. 2.90gr, 18mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Epaticcus Fourrée Unit. Circa AD 35-43. Epaticcus Eagle type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Head of Hercules to right, wearing lion skin headdress; [pellet-in-annulet] to left, EPATI upward before / Eagle standing facing on snake, head to left, with wings displayed; pellet-in-annulet above. For prototype: ABC 1346; Van Arsdell 580-1; SCBC 356. 1.00gr, 12mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Circa 120-100 BC. Curved Bull type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Stylised head to right / Degraded bull butting on exergual line. ABC 150; Van Arsdell 106-110. 1.19gr, 18mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
