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LOT 2543
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; Van Arsdell 1235-1. Extremely Fine.(5.38gr, 20mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celts in Lower Danube AR Drachm. 2nd-1st century BC. Imitating Alexander III of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Celticized head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Celticized Zeus seated to left on low throne, holding long sceptre in his left hand and eagle standing to right with closed wings in his right; in left field, amphora. Dembski 1463-4; Lanz 896; OTA 577/1. 2.84gr, 19mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex property of an Essex, UK, gentleman collector. From the private collection of a Colchester, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Epaticcus AR Unit. Circa AD 30-45. Epaticcus Victory type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Victory seated to right, TAS-CIO-V around / Boar to right, tree behind, EPAT below. ABC 1349; BMC 2294-2328. 1.12gr, 12mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Found White Waltham, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-9B5A76. -
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Unit. Circa AD 10-40. Verica Smiley type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
COM • F; above and below, voided crescent and pellet between pellet-in-ring / Boar standing to right; star above, VIRI below. ABC 1220; Van Arsdell 470-1; SCBC 131. 1.15gr, 11mm, 3h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
