LOT 2776
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. Circa 55-45 BC. Proto Boar Wheel Type Left. Uninscribed.
Boar to right, ringed-pellets around / Horse to left with beaded mane, wheel above. ABC 1824; VA -; BMC 3236-37; SCBC -. Very Fine. Toned.(0.55gr, 10mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, LL50, lot 30, ref. no.15090 (dealer's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Circa 300-100 BC. Imitating Alexander III and Philip III of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Degraded head of Herakles to right / Stylised Zeus seated to left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre with left. Cf. Lanz 910-932. 14.91gr, 29mm.
Good Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Central Gaul. Sequani AE Unit. Circa 80-50 BC. Big Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Celticised diademed head to left / Bull(?) butting to left, with S-shaped tail. ABC 106; D&T 3091; LT 5368. 3.52gr, 18mm, 4h.
Fine. Extremely rare as UK find.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL49, lot 51, ref. no.13154 (dealer's ticket included). Ex J Fay collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Carnutes, Andecombos AR Quinarius. Circa 45 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
[ANDECOM], diademed head to left / [A]NDEC[OM], horse prancing to left; below, boar to left. D&T 2657; LT 6342; BMC 579-82. 1.76gr, 13mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL43, lot 6, ref. no.14132 (dealer's ticket included). Ex L Baker collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
