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LOT 2541
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi Fourrée Unit. Circa 55-45 BC. Spilsby Stag type.
Boar to right with short-spiky bristles on back; large beaded ring above / Stag to left with big fern-like tail; large beaded ring above, uncertain design below. ABC -; Van Arsdell -; BMC 3203 var.; SCBC -. Very Fine. Extremely rare and possibly unique as fourrée.(0.92gr, 15mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd (Liz's List 50, no.28/15240 with coin ticket).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Chris Rudd's footnote: 'On this contemporary forgery the 'stag's' antlers have changed into a shaggy mane and there's a different (unidentified) ornament under the 'stag'.'
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Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Cast Unit. Circa 80-60 BC. Kent capital Durovernum (Canterbury). Angular Bull type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Outline head to right; eye represented as pellet within circle / Outline bull to left; two crescents above. ABC 171; cf. Van Arsdell 129; SCBC 63. 1.99gr, 19mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Central Gaul, the Aedui (or Lingones) AR Quinarius. Circa 80-50 BC. Haunte-Marne, capital Andematunum. Kaletedou type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Helmeted head of 'Roma' to left / Horse galloping to left; [KAΛ]-Δ-O-Y (or similar) around. D&T 3195-6; Scheers, Lyon, 449; de la Tour 8291. 1.95gr, 12mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Chunky flan, toned silver, bold.
Ex Polish collection, 1930s. Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 42, no.16/9697 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Central Gaul. Bituriges Cubi AR Drachm. Circa 150-80 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Head to right / Horse galloping to right, seated figure above, two crescents below. LT 6033; cf. D&T 3365. 3.42gr, 17mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
