LOT 2985
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AV Quarter Stater. Circa 10 BC-AD 5. Irstead Smiler type.
Branches projecting from latticed square / Long-legged horse right, beaded mane, crescent 'smile' above, ringed-pellet below. ABC 1480; VA-; BMC 3437-38; S 430. Good Very Fine. Chunky flan of warm cuprous gold, fabulous well centred horse.(1.12gr, 9mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFound Stonea Grange, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Ex Bernard Winstanley collection.
Ex Chris Rudd, 134, lot 25, ref. no.17753.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This is the gold quarter that accompanies the above Crescent Type Freckenham Flower gold stater. Note that both stater and quarter have the same 'open-headed' horse. On this richly toned example you can see four pellet-eyes of two hidden faces.
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Ambiani AE Unit. 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Head of Apollo to right; Ss around / Horse galloping to right, pellet-in-annulets around; above, bird to right. LT 8424; DT 356. 2.58gr, 15mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Beautiful green patina with brown highlights.
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_241404). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celts in Lower Danube AR Drachm. Circa 2nd century BC. Imitating Alexander III of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Celticized head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / ΑΛΙΕΛΛΙU, celticised Zeus seated to left on low throne, holding long sceptre in his left hand and eagle standing to right with closed wings in his right; to left, monogram; beneath throne, Δ. Lanz 936-8; Lukanc pl. 7, 9 var.; OTA 591/1 var. 4.02gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex A. Cotterall collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AR Unit. Circa AD 8-41. Cunobelinus Hunters type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Hercules standing right, club in hand, CVNOBE[LINVS] around / Diana standing left, bow in hand, [TASCIIO] VANTIS around. ABC 2879; VA 2063; BMC 1886-88; S 317. 1.24gr, 12mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Bold figures. Very rare.
Found Newbury, Berkshire, UK, on 5 October 2010. Ex Chris Rudd, LL57, lot 45, ref. no.15387. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
