LOT 2963
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. Circa 55-45 BC. Proto Boar type.
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. Good Very Fine. Dark toned silver, beautifully ornamented.(1.43gr, 13mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFound 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.
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Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi, Vepo AR Half Unit. Circa AD 15-40. Inscribed Issue, Series 1. Vepo Retro type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Wreath / Horse to left, double upper front legs, pellet-in-ring beneath tail, VEP retrograde (VE ligate) above. ABC 1899; VA 947; BMC 3321; S 413. 0.45gr, 11mm.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Blank / Horse prancing to right; pellet-in-ring above. SCBC 397; BMC 3218-3227; ABC 1803. 1.22gr, 14mm.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Celtic Southwest Gaul. Tolosates AR Drachm. Circa 2nd cfentury BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Female head to left, wearing necklace; crescent below / Long cross with annulet-in-cresents and pellet-in-crescents in quarters. LT 2986; S 75; BN 2976-3240. 2.27gr, 14mm.
Extremely Fine. Toned.
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_305800). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
