LOT 2806
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Mid-late 1st century BC. Mossop Proto Head type. Uninscribed issue.
Male head to left, pelleted rosette before, star beneath neck / Horse to right, pellet-in-ring below, star above tail; diamond-shaped motif above with pellet in ring in each corner. ABC 1522; BMC 3549; VA -; SCBC 433. Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.(1.11gr, 15mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000.
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Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 35-25 BC. Norfolk Boar Phallic type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Stylised boar to right, pellet below / Stylised horse to right, pellet triads either side of four-spoked wheel above, cotter-pin shaped line between pellet triads below. ABC 1582; VA 659-1; SCBC 431. 0.84gr, 13mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AR Unit. Circa AD 10-43. Cunobelinus Hercules type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
CV-NO, Hercules standing to right holding club and lionskin / [T]ASCIIO[VA], woman (Diana or Epona?) riding side saddle on lion to right. ABC 2864; VA 2061; BMC 1884-85; SCBC 315. 1.18gr, 11mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Toned. Very rare.
Ex Chris Rudd LL73, lot 42, ref. no.18344 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Southern Gaul. Volcae-Tectosages AR Drachm. Mid 2nd-early 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Celticized male head to left; before, two dolphins / Large cross with three ornaments and one axe in quarters; each quarter bound by crescent. Flesche 138; LT 3132; SLM 76. 2.62gr, 14mm.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
