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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 Northwest Gaul. Redones BI Stater. Circa 60-50 BC. 'au profil imberbe' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Celticized laureate head of Apollo to right / Celticized biga to right; before, vexillum; below, wheel set on spiral ornament. Cf. LT 6783; cf. D&T 2310. 6.57gr, 21mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Ex Den of Antiquity. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC. Classe "au bandeau".
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Diademed head to left / Boar standing to left; two semicircles below. Depeyrot, NC VII, 139; D&T 153. 5.19gr, 18mm, 4h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_169215) (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Tasciovanos AE Unit. Circa 25 BC- AD 10. 'Star' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Geometric pattern forming eight-pointed star, ringed pellet in centre; all within wreath border / Bull to right, with tail raised, head facing, crescent above. ABC 2685; Van Arsdell 1810; BMC 1752-55; SCBC 248. 2.37gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine to Good Very Fine. Bold bull, clear cresent, olive patina. Rare.
Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 50, no.40/13578 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
