LOT 3002
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni AV Quarter Stater. Circa 75-65 BC. Westerham Reversed L type.
Three-men-in-a-boat / Tree-like object on horizontal bar. ABC 2454; VA-; BMC-; S-. Good Very Fine. As struck in golden gold on chunky little flan, super tree, L-shape visible. Very rare.(1.66gr, 9mm.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, 129, lot 45, ref. no.17225.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Unit. Circa AD 10-20.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Thyrsus between two cornucopiae, two-handled wine cup below, COM-[MI F] around / Long-robed figure seated right, with left hand raised, VERI-[CA] around. ABC 1241; VA 531; BMC 1393-419; S 134. 1.34gr, 12mm, 4h.
Near Extremely Fine. A delightful Roman-style coin, skilfully engraved and superbly struck.
Found in W.Sussex and recorded by PAS. Ex Chris Rudd, 130, lot 25 ref. no.16847. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celts in Eastern Europe BI Tetradrachm. Circa 3rd century BC. Kugelwange Type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Celticized, laureate and bearded head to right / Horse prancing to left; pellet-in-annulet above. Cf. Göbl, OTA pl. 17, 193/14 var.; Lanz 489 (this coin). 7.42gr, 23mm, 1h.
Good Fine. This coin published in M. Kostial, Kelten im Osten - Gold und Silber der Kelten in Mittel- und Osteuropa - Sammlung Lanz (Staatlichen Münzsammlung München, 1997).
From the Hermann Lanz Collection. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Celtic Britannia. Proto Boar, Shaggy Chevron Tail Type AR Unit. Circa 55-45 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Boar right, with 'pin cushion' hackles, beaded ring above / Horse left, with 'pin cushion' mane and shaggy chevron tail, solar rings above, ringed-pellet below. ABC-; VA-; MBC-; S-. 1.09gr, 13mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Bright silver, bristly boar, bushy-tailed horse. Extremely rare.
Found Alcaster, Lincolnshire, UK. Ex Chris Rudd, 127, lot 33, ref. no.16072. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This Shaggy Chevron Tail Type is unlisted by the major catalogues. A superbly strange piece.
