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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Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 50-40 BC. Uncertain mint in the upper Yare valey. Norfolk Diadem type. Uninscribed issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Diademed head to right; [stars before] / Horse prancing to right; pelleted wheel above, star below. ABC 1501; VA -; SCBC 432. 0.75gr, 13mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 20 BC-AD 10. Norfolk boar star type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Stylised boar standing to right; four pellets below / Celticised horse prancing to right; pellet triad beneath arc from neck to rump above; star below. ABC 1579; Van Arsdell 657; SCBC 431. 0.82gr, 12mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Armorica, Coriosolites BI Fraction. Circa 40-10 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Head to right / Disjointed human-headed horse to right. D-T series 380, 2374; cf. SCBC 20. 0.75gr, 13mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Ex Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb), Auction-Sale 90, 9 December 2010, lot 402. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
