LOT 2808
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. Very Fine.(1.35gr, 15mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000.
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Bellovaci AE Unit. Circa 70-65 BC. Au Lion type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Celticised male head to right, with curly, mushroom-shaped locks on either side of the face / Celticised lion standing to left, mane in small locks ending in pellets; before, ornament. DT 231; cf. LT 8577. 2.78gr, 17mm, 4h.
Very Fine. Struck on a short flan. Dark green patina.
Ex cgb.fr (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni, Ecen AR Unit. Circa AD 25-38. Icenian J type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Two opposed crescents with pellets between, superimposed upon band of three lines / Horse advancing to right; sun above, three pellets in a line below. ABC 1678 & 1681; Van Arsdell 752; BMC 4297-4325; SCBC 436. 1.25gr, 14mm.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Cast Unit. 100-50 BC. Angular Bull type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Outline head to right; eye represented as pellet within circle / Outline bull to left; pellet below, two crescents above. ABC 171; VA 129; SCBC 63. 1.82gr, 19mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL65, lot 16, ref. no.16861 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
