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LOT 2524
Celtic Britannia. Cantii AR Unit. Circa 50-40 BC. Uninscribed coinage. Crossed Wreaths type.
Crossed wreaths, opposing crescents at centre; pellets and annulets in quarters / Horse to right looking back, pellets and annulets in fields. ABC 246; Van Arsdell 1611-1; SCBC -. Near Extremely Fine. Bright silver, bold horse. Very Rare.(0.92gr, 12mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd (Liz's List 69, no.13/17526 with coin ticket).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Published on the Celtic Coin Index with record no.CCI 08.9066.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
TINCOM, zig-zag ornament below / Horse left, wheel above. ABC 1073, V. 365, SCBC 74. 1.21gr, 9mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Rich golden colour.
From the Dummer hoard, Dummer, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, UK; declared as Treasure under the Treasure Act and disclaimed with Treasure reference no.2022T75. Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with reference no.HAMP-02780A. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum explaining that the Crown's interest in this find has been disclaimed. Accompanied by a copy of the Treasure Act receipt from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. Accompanied by a copy of the Report on find of Potential Treasure for H M Coroner. -
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Senones AE Unit. Circa 52-27 BC. Yllucci type
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Bare head right; dot in pelleted ring to right, [wreath?] beneath chin / YLLYCCI, eagle to left; pentagram to right, pellet and X below. Cf. D&T 2636. 3.50gr, 16mm, 10h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_190244) (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Senones AE Unit. Circa 52-27 BC. Yllucci type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Celticized male head to right / YLLYCCI, bird standing to left, two pellets within wings; above, pentagram and cross with pellets; to right, two(?) pellet-in-annulets. Cf. D&T 2635; cf. LT 7493. 3.14gr, 15mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex cgb.fr. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
