LOT 2792
Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AR Stater. Circa 65 BC-AD 45. Cranborne Chase type.
Devolved and disjointed laureate head of Apollo to right / Devolved and disjointed horse to left with numerous pellets above and a pellet below. ABC 2157; VA 1235-1. Good Very Fine.(5.21gr, 20mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFound 19.10.2005, Brighstone, Isle of Wight.
Ex Chris Rudd collection, ref. no.12734.12 (dealer's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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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. -
Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Circa 300-100 BC. Imitating Alexander III and Philip III of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Degraded head of Herakles to right / Stylised Zeus seated to left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre with left. Cf. Lanz 910-932. 15.62gr, 29mm, 12h.
Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Celtic Central Gaul. Lingones Potin Unit. Circa 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Three horn-shaped ornaments revolving around a central pellet / Three S-shaped ornaments revolving around a central pellet. D&T 3261; LT 8329. 3.10gr, 17mm.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
