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LOT 2545
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, various designs flanking. ABC 2214; Van Arsdell 1260-1; BMC 2748-70; SCBC 368. Good Very Fine.(0.58gr, 12mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Philpotts.
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 1st century BC. 'tête humaine de face' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Helmeted head to left / Boar to left, tail curled; between legs, small human head. LT 9180; DT 151. 2.89gr, 17mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_197544) (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Central Europe. Vindelici AR Quinarius. Circa 80-50 BC. Mint in southern Germany. 'Büschelquinar' type. Manching, group C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Head devolved into a bush / Horse galloping to left; above, pellet. Cf. Kostial 18; cf. Kellner 170-176. 1.82gr, 13mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Boldly struck in bright silver, bonny horse with long ears.
Ex Dr Hoka Miklos collection. Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 65, no.8/16864 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni, Anted AR Unit. Circa AD 1-25. Anted D-Bar type (Icenian G).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Two opposed crescents with pellets between, superimposed upon band of three lines surrounded by two lines of pellets / Celticized horse to right, surrounded by pellets; above, daisy or sun symbol; monogram of ANT[E]D below. ABC 1645; Van Arsdell 711; SCBC 441. 0.912gr, 13mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Found Suffolk, UK. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
