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LOT 2547
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa AD 50-100. Early Uninscribed. Boar/Horse type.
Stylised boar to right, rings above long bristles on boar's back, pellets below and before / Horse prancing to right, ladder mane, pellet triad beneath arc from neck to rump above, star below. ABC 1579; BMC 3455-3472; Van Arsdell 657-3; SCBC 431. Good Very Fine.(1.06gr, 14mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Mike Vosper, London Coin Fair, 7 May 2011.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Epaticcus Fourrée Minim. Circa AD 35-43. Boar's Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
EPA[TI], pellet-in-ring motif above and below / Boar's head to right; [TA below]; all within pellet border. For prototype see: ABC 1370; SCBC 360; Van Arsdell 585-1. 0.33gr, 9mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Bold boar. Very rare as fourrée.
Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 68, no.18/17390 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Senones AE Unit. Circa 52-27 BC. Yllucci type
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Bare head right; dot in pelleted ring to right, [wreath?] beneath chin / YLLYCCI, eagle to left; pentagram to right, pellet and X below. Cf. D&T 2636. 3.50gr, 16mm, 10h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_190244) (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Central Europe. Vindelici AR Quinarius. Circa 80-50 BC. Mint in southern Germany. 'Büschelquinar' type. Manching, group C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Head devolved into a bush / Horse galloping to left; above, pellet. Cf. Kostial 18; cf. Kellner 170-176. 1.82gr, 13mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Boldly struck in bright silver, bonny horse with long ears.
Ex Dr Hoka Miklos collection. Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 65, no.8/16864 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
