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LOT 2989
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. 1st century AD.
Boar right / Horse right, 'lyre' below and annulet above. S. 431; V. 655-9; BMC 3440-3512. Good Very Fine.(0.94gr, 14mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceEx TimeLine Auctions, 19 March 2010, lot 81.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Dobunni, Anted AR Unit. Circa 10 BC-AD 10.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Stylised head right, with stalk lips, 'worms' and pellets in front, ringed-pellets and X on cheek, pellets in arcs behind / Triple-tailed horse left, pellet and [T]ED above, ringed-pellet and AN below. ABC 2072; VA 1082; BMC 3032-38; S 380. 0.95gr, 13mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Toned silver, well struck horse with most of ANTED visible.
Ex Chris Rudd. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celts in Eastern Europe AR Tetradrachm. 3rd century BC. Imitation of Patraos of Paeonia.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΠΑΤΡΑOY, Paeonian horseman galloping to right and spearing fallen enemy. Cf. CCCBM I S182; cf. KMW 1538. 9.35gr, 23mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Blank / Horse prancing to right; pellet-in-ring above. SCBC 397; BMC 3218-3227; ABC 1803. 0.25gr, 8mm.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
