LOT 2980
Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AR Quarter Stater. 58 BC-43 AD.
Five-armed starfish, lines of pellets between each arm / Zigzag thunderbolt and line of pellets across field; eight-rayed lighting flash with rectangular body to each side. VA 1270-78; BMC 2780-81; ABC 2220. Good Very Fine. Lightly toned, bold starfish.(0.99gr, 13mm.).
ProvenanceFound Dorset, circa 1983?
Ex Matthew Rich collection.
Ex Chris Rudd, 123, lot 43, ref. no.16328.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AR Unit. Circa AD 8-41. Cunobelinus Hunters type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Hercules standing right, club in hand, CVNOBE[LINVS] around / Diana standing left, bow in hand, [TASCIIO] VANTIS around. ABC 2879; VA 2063; BMC 1886-88; S 317. 1.24gr, 12mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Bold figures. Very rare.
Found Newbury, Berkshire, UK, on 5 October 2010. Ex Chris Rudd, LL57, lot 45, ref. no.15387. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Stylised head to left / Stylised boar to left; two semicircles with bisecting line (all resembling a lis) below. Depeyrot, NC VII, 139; D&T 227. 5.92gr, 18mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Ex iNumis, Mail Bid Sale 8, 20 March 2009, lot 133 (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Minim. Circa AD 25-35. Third coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Laureate bust to right, pellet in ring motif before / Dog standing to right, tree and pellet-in-annulet above, crescent before. Cf. VA 558-1. 0.24gr, 8mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
