LOT 2738
Celtic Britannia. Eastern North Thames Region AV Quarter Stater. Circa 55-45 BC. Uninscribed coinage. Southern-style Qc gold types. Essex Wheels type.
Abstracted laureate head of Apollo to right / Triple-tailed horse to right, spoked-wheel below, onion-like-motif above, triskelion to upper right field; pellet-in-ring around. ABC 2231 (triskelion not mentioned); VA -; SCBC -; for an another example see Chris Rudd, Auction 190, lot 24. Good Very Fine. Excessively rare fractional Stater.(1.33gr, 15mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.
FootnotesFrom Chris Rudd Auction: 'It's unusual to see a Druidic triskelion (three-legged symbol) in front of the horse. Unlisted by all major catalogues. None in the British Museum.'
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LOT 2738
Celtic Britannia. Eastern North Thames Region AV Quarter Stater.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 80-50 BC. Helmet Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Helmeted head to left / Horse to left, pellet before. LT 7396; BMC 385-87. 2.82gr, 18mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Dark glossy patina.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL48, lot 5, ref. no.3764 (dealer's ticket included). Ex S Kelly collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Central Gaul. Aedui AR Quinarius. Circa 1st century BC. Roma X type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Helmeted head of Roma to left; X behind / Celticized horse prancing to left; [above, four-spoked wheel]; below, pellet in annulet. DT 3189; LT 5138. 1.67gr, 13mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL59, lot 2, ref. no.12480 (dealer's ticket included). Ex D Lee collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci AE Unit. Circa 50-30 BC. Boar Lion type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Boar to left, standing on exergual line / Lion to right with S-shaped tail, rings around. ABC 270; VA 154-5; BMC 2487; SCBC 176. 1.92gr, 15mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Nice emerald patina. Very rare.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL70, lot 15, ref. no.17694 (dealer's tickets included). Ex J Lumley collection. Ex M J Grover collection. Found Kent. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
