LOT 2799
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa AD 5-43. Norfolk Boar Phallic type.
Stylised boar to right, with long bristles; pellet under tail, pellet-in-annulet at the end / Stylised horse to right; two pellets under tail, short dashes for mane, four-spoked wheel above with pellet triad either side, top of phallic motif below. ABC 1582; VA 659; BMC 3482; SCBC 431. Good Very Fine. Beautiful, detailed and sharp example.(1.08gr, 13mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, 123, lot 33, ref. no.16192 (dealer's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Northwest Gaul. Carnutes, Andecombos AR Quinarius. Circa 45 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
[ANDECOM], diademed head to left / [A]NDEC[OM], horse prancing to left; below, boar to left. D&T 2657; LT 6342; BMC 579-82. 1.76gr, 13mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL43, lot 6, ref. no.14132 (dealer's ticket included). Ex L Baker collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Bellovaci Potin Unit. Circa 60-30/25 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Celticised figure running to right or dancing, helmetted head to left, annulets and sun around / Horse galloping to right; star and crescent above, star below. Cf. DT 291; cf. LT 7258. 1.86gr, 14mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 20 BC-AD 10. Norfolk boar star type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Stylised boar standing to right; four pellets below / Celticised horse prancing to right; pellet triad beneath arc from neck to rump above; star below. ABC 1579; VA 657; SCBC 431. 0.75gr, 11mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000.
