LOT 2785
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Half Unit. AD 15-40. Aunt Cost Half type.
Wreath band of large brick-like leaves / Horse to left, AVN and pellet above, T beneath head, [COST] below. ABC 1953; VA 918; BMC 3267-68; SCBC 404; CCO 05.0419. Good Very Fine.(0.47gr, 11mm.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, LL72, lot 32, ref. no.17556 (dealer's tickets included).
Ex S Clayton collection.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celts in Eastern Europe AR Tetradrachm. Late 2nd-1st century BC. Imitating Thasos.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Head of youthful Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath, and with his hair partially knotted at the back and partially falling down the back of his neck / Herakles, nude but for laurel wreath and lion's skin over his left shoulder, standing to left, holding club with his right hand, monogram to inner left; blundered legend around. OTA, Class II. 17.24gr, 32mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Celtic Central Gaul. Lingones Potin Unit. Circa 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Three horn-shaped ornaments revolving around a central pellet / Three S-shaped ornaments revolving around a central pellet. D&T 3261; LT 8329. 3.10gr, 17mm.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Suessiones Potin Unit. Circa 50-30 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Stylised head to right / Abstract boar to right above central pellet-in-annulet; annulet to left, five pellets and torque below. Depeyrot, NC VI, 123; D&T 530; CCCBM III 444-7; de la Tour 7905. 3.16gr, 17mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL44, lot 9, ref. no.13698 (dealer's ticket included). Ex A Clarke collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
