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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 Northeast Gaul. Coriosolites BI Stater. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Stylised head to right, hair in large spiral curls, S-like ear; pearl strings flowing around / Stylised charioteer driving biga to right; below, boar to right; [pearl string flowing above]. Depeyrot, NC VIII, 186; DT 2341. 5.87gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northwest Gaul, Carnutes AE Unit. Circa 80-40 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Celticized head of Apollo to right / Roaring lion walking to left, bird perched to left on back, pellet-in-annulet before and below; inscription in exergue. Danicourt 175; Scheers, Traité, pl. xxvii, 766. 3.08gr, 16mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Thierry Dumez, Mulhouse. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Redones BI Stater. Circa 60-50 BC. 'au profil imberbe' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Celticized laureate head of Apollo to right / Celticized biga to right; before, vexillum; below, wheel set on spiral ornament. Cf. LT 6783; cf. D&T 2310. 6.57gr, 21mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Ex Den of Antiquity. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
