LOT 2965
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Blank / Horse prancing to right; pellet-in-ring above. SCBC 397; BMC 3218-3227; ABC 1803. Good Fine.(0.25gr, 8mm.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Celtic Britannia. Iceni AV Quarter Stater. Circa 10 BC-AD 5. Irstead Smiler type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Branches projecting from latticed square / Long-legged horse right, beaded mane, crescent 'smile' above, ringed-pellet below. ABC 1480; VA-; BMC 3437-38; S 430. 1.12gr, 9mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine. Chunky flan of warm cuprous gold, fabulous well centred horse.
Found Stonea Grange, Cambridgeshire, UK. Ex Bernard Winstanley collection. Ex Chris Rudd, 134, lot 25, ref. no.17753. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This is the gold quarter that accompanies the above Crescent Type Freckenham Flower gold stater. Note that both stater and quarter have the same 'open-headed' horse. On this richly toned example you can see four pellet-eyes of two hidden faces. -
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Senones AE Unit. Circa 52-27 BC. Yllucci type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Head right, with large locks of leaf-like hair, complex solar flower before, beaded border / Spread-winged bird of prey left, with curved beak, long angled legs, fish-like tail-feathers and wings composed of two pairs of crescents, each with a pellet in the lower cusp, forming an owlish face; YLLYIII and pentagram above. LT 7508 var.; BMC 152; S 139; RIG 320. 3.21gr, 16mm, 10h.
Extremely Fine. Bronze patina, magnificent head, whole bird beautifully displayed, complete inscription. Rare.
Ex Chris Rudd, 131, lot 1, ref. no.17434. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. Circa 55-45 BC. Proto Boar type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Boar to right, solar anemone above / Horse to left, solar anemone above, ringed-pellet below and to left, ladder-like exergue motif. ABC 1782; VA 855-7; BMC 3199-202; S 396. 1.43gr, 13mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine. Dark toned silver, beautifully ornamented.
Found Rothwell Top, Lincolnshire, UK, April 1994. Ex Michael O'Bee collection. Ex Chris Rudd, 117, lot 37, ref. no.14240. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
The two great things about coins from the celebrated Michael O'Bee collection of Corieltavian coins is that (1) they are in beautiful condition, and (2) they come with secure provenances. This lovely Proto Boar silver unit, for example, was found at Rothwell Top, Lincs., in April 1994.
