LOT 2794
Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AR Quarter Stater. Circa 20 BC-AD 20. Badbury Rat type.
'Three-men-in-a-boat' design / Central zigzag thunderbolt between beaded lines, 'clamshell' motif to right, 'rat' below. ABC 2214; VA 1260-1; BMC 2748-70; SCBC 368. Very Fine.(0.69gr, 12mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, LL50, lot 37, ref. no.15161 (dealer's ticket included).
Ex A Moyle collection.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Remi(?) Potin Unit. Circa 130-100 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Stylised head to left / Boar standing to left; facing head below. D&T 151; LT 9180 (Leuci); SLM 598 (Leuci). 2.54gr, 17mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 20 BC-AD 10. Norfolk boar star type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Stylised boar standing to right; four pellets below / Celticised horse prancing to right; pellet triad beneath arc from neck to rump above; star below. ABC 1579; VA 657; SCBC 431. 0.75gr, 11mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Diademed male head to left / Boar standing to left; two semicircles below. D&T 153; Depeyrot, NC VII, 139. 4.09gr, 18mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Dark, glossy patina.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL44, lot 6, ref.12502 (dealer's tickets included). Ex D Lee collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
