LOT 2807
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 50-40 BC. Uncertain mint in the upper Yare valey. Norfolk Diadem type. Uninscribed issue.
Diademed head to right; [stars before] / Horse prancing to right; pelleted wheel above, star below. ABC 1501; VA -; SCBC 432. Near Very Fine. Rare.(0.75gr, 13mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000.
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Celtic Central Gaul. Aedui AR Quinarius. Circa 1st century BC. Roma X type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Helmeted head of Roma to left; X behind / Celticized horse prancing to left; [above, four-spoked wheel]; below, pellet in annulet. DT 3189; LT 5138. 1.67gr, 13mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL59, lot 2, ref. no.12480 (dealer's ticket included). Ex D Lee collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Central Gaul. Santones AE Quadrans. Circa 40 AD. CONTOVTOS type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Romanised male head to right with short hair; CONTOVTOS (NT ligate) before / She-wolf leaping to right; below, bucranium(?); behind, bush. LT 4316; DT 3721. 1.16gr, 13mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL53, lot 16, ref. num.12523 (dealer's tickets included). Ex Don Lee collection. Found in Maidenhead, Berkshire; November 1999. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Cast Potin Unit. 150-101 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Head of Apollo to left / Bull butting to right; [MA?] above. Cf. ABC 120; cf. VA 1402-1. 2.89gr, 17mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL48, lot 18, ref. no.11451 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
