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 Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Circa 120-100 BC. Thurrock Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Head to left / Degraded bull butting to right. Cf. ABC 132. 3.51gr, 18mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AE Unit. Circa AD 10-45. Uninscribed.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Disintegrated head of Apollo, seven pellets on one side and six on the other / Ten pellets in field. VA 1346-1. 1.80gr, 16mm.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Circa 300-100 BC. Imitating Alexander III and Philip III of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Degraded head of Herakles to right / Stylised Zeus seated to left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre with left. Cf. Lanz 910-932. 15.18gr, 27mm, 12h.
Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
