LOT 2787
Celtic Britannia. Dobunni AR Unit. Circa 50-20 BC. Cotswold Cock type.
Moon head right with sunburst on chin, crescents for hair, various symbols in field / Triple tailed annulate horse left, animal head and radiant sun above, cockerel head below, wheel before, dispersed symbols around. ABC 2012; VA 1020-1; SCBC 377. Very Fine.(1.12gr, 14mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Bare head to left / Boar standing to left; three semicircles below. D&T 228; Depeyrot, NC VII, 141; CCCBM III 426-32. 3.17gr, 18mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Circa 120-100 BC. Evans Bull type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Degraded head of Apollo to left / Degraded bull butting to left on exergual line. ABC 147; VA 104-105; BMC 667. 2.70gr, 18mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Rare.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 70-50 BC. Indian Head with Neck type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Round head to left, with three locks of hair and long neck formed by casting sprue / Boar to left, three loops between legs. LT 9044; BMC 405-08. 5.70gr, 19mm, 4h.
Near Extremely Fine. Dark, glossy patina.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL57, lot 13, no.11821 (dealer's tickets included). Ex N Jones collection. Found North France. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
