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LOT 2540
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. Mid-late 1st century BC. Uninscribed. South Ferriby Boar type.
Simplified boar to right, ring of pellets above, ring below / Horse to right, pelletal sun ring above, pellet-in rings around. ABC 1800; Van Arsdell 875.2, SCBC 396. Very Fine. Broken.(1.09gr, 16mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa AD 50-100. Early Uninscribed. Boar/Horse type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Stylised boar to right, rings above long bristles on boar's back, pellets below and before / Horse prancing to right, ladder mane, pellet triad beneath arc from neck to rump above, star below. ABC 1579; BMC 3455-3472; Van Arsdell 657-3; SCBC 431. 1.06gr, 14mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Mike Vosper, London Coin Fair, 7 May 2011. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Gaul, Massalia AR Obol. Circa 336-310 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £293
Bare head of Apollo to left / M-A within wheel of four spokes. Maurel 360. 0.71gr, 10mm, 4h.
Extremely Fine. Small die break on reverse. Sharply detailed; toned with traces of blue-green iridescence on obverse.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Bare head to left / Boar standing to left; three semicircles below. D&T 228; Depeyrot, NC VII, 141; CCCBM III 426-32. 4.54gr, 20mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_202489) (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
