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. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Head left / Boar standing left; two circles below. Depeyrot, NC VII, 139; D&T 153; CCCBM III 398-404 var. (no cross). 2.45gr, 17mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Senones Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £16
Stylised head to right / Stylised horse prancing to left; pellet before and below. LT 7417; DT 2642; Scheers, Lyon, 746-753. 4.41gr, 18mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic AV 'Ring Money'. Circa 1150-750 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
In the shape of a quadruple band. Van Arsdell 1-3 var. (plain band); see ABC p. 202. 6.20gr, 16mm x 7mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the continental art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
