LOT 2805
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 50-40 BC. Uncertain mint in the upper Yare valey. Bury Diadem type. Uninscribed issue.
Diademed female head to left; snake symbol before / Horse leaping to left; annulet and pellet boss in ring of pellets above, pellet-in-annulet below. ABC 1495; VA 80-1 (Imported); SCBC 432. Very Fine.(1.38gr, 15mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000.
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Celtic Central Gaul. Lingones Potin Unit. Circa 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Three horn-shaped ornaments revolving around a central pellet / Three S-shaped ornaments revolving around a central pellet. D&T 3261; LT 8329. 3.10gr, 17mm.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 1st century BC. 'Tête humaine de face' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Helmeted head to left / Boar to left, tail curled; between legs, small human head. LT 9180; DT 151. 2.08gr, 15mm, 4h.
Very Fine. Dark, glossy patina.
Ex cgb.fr (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AE Unit. Circa AD 10-41. Camuloduno type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
CAMVL-ODVNO in two panels / Sphinx crouching to left, raising her right foreleg; CVNO in panel below. Hobbs 1928-30; VA 1977; SCBC 332. 2.08gr, 15mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL50, lot 53, ref. no.14432 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
