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LOT 2531
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; Van Arsdell 580-1; SCBC 356. Good Very Fine. An excellent clear and centrally struck example.(1.06gr, 12mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Lockdales, Auction 12026, no.551.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 2531
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Epaticcus AR Unit.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £146
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Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Epaticcus Fourrée Unit. Circa AD 35-43. Epaticcus Eagle type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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. For prototype: ABC 1346; Van Arsdell 580-1; SCBC 356. 1.00gr, 12mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Epaticcus Fourrée Minim. Circa AD 35-43. Boar's Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
EPA[TI], pellet-in-ring motif above and below / Boar's head to right; [TA below]; all within pellet border. For prototype see: ABC 1370; SCBC 360; Van Arsdell 585-1. 0.33gr, 9mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Bold boar. Very rare as fourrée.
Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 68, no.18/17390 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Belgae AV Stater. Circa 55-45 BC. Chute type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,365
Wreath motif with downward-facing leaves / Triple-tailed disjointed horse to left, shrimp and large blobs above, crab below, exergual line with zigzag and pellets. ABC 746; VA 1205; BMC 36-76; S 22. 6.12gr, 19mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Lustrous rich yellow gold, clear crab and shrimp.
Found Dummer, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, UK.
