LOT 2966
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AR Unit. Circa AD 8-41. Cunobelinus Hunters type.
Hercules standing right, club in hand, CVNOBE[LINVS] around / Diana standing left, bow in hand, [TASCIIO] VANTIS around. ABC 2879; VA 2063; BMC 1886-88; S 317. Good Very Fine. Bold figures. Very rare.(1.24gr, 12mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFound Newbury, Berkshire, UK, on 5 October 2010.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL57, lot 45, ref. no.15387.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 2966
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AR Unit.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Circa 120-100 BC. Thurrock Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Head to left / Degraded bull butting to right. Cf. ABC 132. 2.76gr, 17mm, 3h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia AV Plated 'Ring Money'. Pre-monetary, 1st millennium BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Banded with alternating colours of gold plating, in penannular form, decorated at both ends. Cf. van Arsdell p. 61, 1-3. 1.30gr, 16mm.
Very Fine.
Property of a London antiquarian. -
Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AR Stater. Circa 65 BC-AD 45. Cranborne Chase type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Devolved and disjointed laureate head of Apollo to right / Devolved and disjointed horse to left with numerous pellets above and a pellet below. ABC 2157; VA 1235-1. 5.58gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Very FIne.
Found Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK, 19 October 2005. Ex Chris Rudd, IOW, lot 28, ref. no.12753. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
