LOT 2774
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AE Unit. AD 8-41. Cunobelinus Rex type.
CVNOBE[LINVS REX], bust to right / Bull butting to right, TA[SC] in exergue. ABC 2966; VA 2095; BMC 1944-51; SCBC 340. Good Very Fine. Green, glossy patina.(2.31gr, 15mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, LL54, lot 48, ref. no.15354 (dealer's ticket included).
Ex C Lister collection.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 2774
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AE Unit.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Half Unit. Mid-late 1st century BC. Uninscribed. South Ferriby Boar type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Simplified boar to right, ring of pellets above, rings around / Horse to right, pelletal sun ring above, pellet-in ring before. Cf. ABC 1800 (Unit); cf. VA 875.2 (same); SCBC 397. 0.55gr, 11mm.
Very Fine. Apparently unpublished as Half Unit.
Ex Graham Slater collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Veliocasses AE Unit. Circa 60-50 BC. Boar Wheel type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Head to right with pointed nose, slitty eye and stalk lips / Boar to left with upturned snout; below, wheel. LT 7333; DT 660; BMC 9-11. 2.34gr, 15mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL56, lot 7, ref. no.13136 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa AD 5-43. Norfolk Boar Phallic type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Stylised boar to right, with long bristles; pellet under tail, pellet-in-annulet at the end / Stylised horse to right; two pellets under tail, short dashes for mane, four-spoked wheel above with pellet triad either side, top of phallic motif below. ABC 1582; VA 659; BMC 3482; SCBC 431. 1.08gr, 13mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Beautiful, detailed and sharp example.
Ex Chris Rudd, 123, lot 33, ref. no.16192 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
