LOT 2769
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Epaticcus AR Unit. Circa AD 35-43. Epaticcus Eagle type.
Head of Hercules to right, wearing lion skin headdress; [pellet-in-annulet] to left, EPATI upward before / Eagle standing facing on snake, head to left, with wings displayed; pellet-in-annulet above. ABC 1346; VA 580-1; SCBC 356. Good Very Fine. Toned.(1.26gr, 13mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, LL69, lot 20, ref. no.17673 (dealer's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 2769
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Epaticcus AR Unit.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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Group of Two [2] Celtic AE 'Ring Money'. Circa 3rd-2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Cast knobbed rings. 7.11gr total.
Condition as seen.
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
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. 3.21gr, 18mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Minim. Circa AD 10-40. Verica Temple type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Roman-style temple flanked by C-F (retrograde) / Bull butting to right, VER (retrograde) above, REX in exergue. VA 553-1; BMC 1538-41; ABC 1316; SCBC 152. 0.31gr, 8mm, 4h.
Very Fine. Toned. Very rare.
Ex Chris Rudd, 82, lot 27, ref. no.9077 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Chris Rudd notes: 'Why are the letters C F upside-down, relative to the temple? Did the Celtic engraver have some other interpretation in mind for this motif? Or were there two engravers, one in charge of the inscription, who didn't realize what he was looking at?'
