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LOT 2539
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. Circa 55-45 BC. East Midlands. Unscribed. Rich Type 1a.
Boar to right, 'spear' in shoulder, pelletal sun above, 'swastika' ornament above head / Horse to left, beaded ring above, annulet below and two annulets before. Cf. ABC 1779; cf. Van Arsdell 855-3. Good Very Fine. Edge chipped. Large flan, well ornamented.(1.35gr, 15mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFound North of Bourne, Lincolnshire, UK.
Ex D Lee collection.
Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 74, no.27/11759, and JS, 9/11759, with coin tickets).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Northwest Gaul. Senones AE Unit. Circa 52-27 BC. Yllucci type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Celticized male head to right / YLLYCCI, bird standing to left, two pellets within wings; above, pentagram and cross with pellets; to right, two(?) pellet-in-annulets. Cf. D&T 2635; cf. LT 7493. 3.14gr, 15mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex cgb.fr. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Bellovaci AE Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Figure running to left, head to right; annulets around, uncertain object below / Horse to right; crescent and pellet-within-annulet above, annulet and ‘comet’ below. D&T 301; cf. Depeyrot, NC VI, 42; cf. CCCBM III 7. 2.85gr, 15mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Tolosates, Negro Head AR Drachm. c.121-52 BC. Series III, var.2. Rose-Cross Type (capital Tolosa (Toulouse) on the Garonne).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Negroid head left with elaborate hair style / Cruciform design with pellet at centre, pellet and crescent in angles. cf. LT 3040, BMC S 123, Saves 99. 3.26gr, 15mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Magnificent head, a superb specimen struck on a thick heavy flan of high grade silver.
Ex William F Tatu collection. Ex Chris Morrison collection. Ex Chris Rudd (List 44, no.4/3310, list 76, no.3/8955, list 110, no.4/14700 with coin tickets). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
