LOT 2772
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AR Unit. Circa AD 10-43. Cunobelinus Hercules type.
CV-NO, Hercules standing to right holding club and lionskin / [T]ASCIIO[VA], woman (Diana or Epona?) riding side saddle on lion to right. ABC 2864; VA 2061; BMC 1884-85; SCBC 315. Good Very Fine. Toned. Very rare.(1.18gr, 11mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd LL73, lot 42, ref. no.18344 (dealer's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 2772
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AR Unit.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Celtic Central Gaul. Aedui AR Quinarius. 1st century BC. Kaletedou type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Head of 'Roma' left, wearing helmet / KAΛ, horse galloping left, symbol before; wheel with four spokes over half wheel below. Depeyrot, NC IV, 285. 1.98gr, 12mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic AV 'Ring Money'. Circa 1150-750 BC.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
In the shape of a double thick band. Van Arsdell 1-3 var. (plain band); see ABC p. 202. 3.20gr, 15mm x 7mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the continental art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
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Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Circa 300-100 BC. Imitating Alexander III and Philip III of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Degraded head of Herakles to right / Stylised Zeus seated to left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre with left. Cf. Lanz 910-932. 14.96gr, 29mm.
Fine.
Ex Munich collection.
