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 Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Half Unit. Mid-late 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Boar to left; wheel above, pellet-in-annulet below / Horse to left, pelleted ring above. 0.46gr, 10mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Graham Slater collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Cast Unit. 1st century BC. Nipples type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Outline head to right around large central nipple / Crude outline bull around large central nipple. ABC 174; BMC 715-723; SCBC 64. 1.46gr, 16mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. 'Metal flow' channels attached each side.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Gaul, Massalia AR Obol. Circa 336-310 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Bare head of Apollo to left / M-A within wheel of four spokes. Maurel 360. 0.75, 10mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
