LOT 2778
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. Circa 45-10 BC.
Wreath / Horse to right, VEP above, six-pointed star behind, three pellets before, [CORF] below. Cf. VA 969.1; SCBC 411. Near Extremely Fine. Edge chipped.(0.97gr, 15mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Eastern North Thames Region AV Quarter Stater. Circa 55-45 BC. Uninscribed coinage. Southern-style Qc gold types. Essex Wheels type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Abstracted laureate head of Apollo to right / Triple-tailed horse to right, spoked-wheel below, onion-like-motif above, triskelion to upper right field; pellet-in-ring around. ABC 2231 (triskelion not mentioned); VA -; SCBC -; for an another example see Chris Rudd, Auction 190, lot 24. 1.33gr, 15mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Excessively rare fractional Stater.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.
From Chris Rudd Auction: 'It's unusual to see a Druidic triskelion (three-legged symbol) in front of the horse. Unlisted by all major catalogues. None in the British Museum.' -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Head left / Boar standing left; two circles below. Depeyrot, NC VII, 139; D&T 153; CCCBM III 398-404 var. (no cross). 2.45gr, 17mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci AV Quarter Stater. Circa 50-20 BC. Corded Triangle type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Blank / Celticised horse to left; pellet-in-annulets around, corded triangle above, hatched box below. ABC 198; VA 151; Hobbs 2469. 1.27gr, 12mm.
Very Fine.
Found Horley, Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, UK, 2011. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-960B33.
