LOT 2960
Celtic Britannia. Cantii Cast Potin Unit. Early 1st century BC. Uninscribed. Angular Bull type (Cantian D).
Stylised head to left / Stylised bull. VA 129-330; ABC 171; SCBC 63. Very Fine.(1.43gr, 16mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Diademed head left / Boar standing left; two semicircles below. D& 225; Depeyrot, NC VII, 225. 3.99gr, 18mm, 4h.
Near Extremely Fine. Lovely head, magnificent boar, strong dark patina. Exceptional specimen.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL70, lot 2, ref. no.17660. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Atrabates and Regni, Verica AR Unit. AD 10-20.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Thyrsus between two cornucopiae, two-handled wine cup below, COM-[MI F] around / Long-robed figure seated right, with left hand raised, VERI-CA around. ABC 1241; VA 531; BMC 1393-419; S 134. 1.27gr, 11mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Spink. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Central Gaul. Aedui, Diasulos AR Quinarius. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Celticized male bust to left, wearing neck torque / [DIA]-SV-LOS (S's retrograde), celticized horse running to right. Depeyrot, NC 215; Scheers, SM 404; D&T 3220; de la Tour 4871; CCCBM II 459. 1.96gr, 15mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
