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LOT 2986
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. Near Extremely Fine. Rose gold.(1.01gr, 10mm.).
ProvenanceEx Michael Trenerry (dealer's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Remi Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Bucranium; pellet-in-crescents above, S-ornaments flanking / Bear(?) to right, trampling on serpent(?). Depeyrot, NC VII, 34; D&T 221; CCCBM III 511-8. 5.74gr, 20mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Minim. Circa AD 25-35. Third coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Laureate bust to right, pellet in ring motif before / Dog standing to right, tree and pellet-in-annulet above, crescent before. Cf. VA 558-1. 0.24gr, 8mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Ex Michael Trenerry. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Southern Gaul. Allobroges AR Drachm. Circa 75-70 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Helmetted head of Athena to right / Hippocamp to right. D&T 3125; LT 2917. 2.32gr, 14mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Ex iNumis, Mail Bid Sale 14, 25 March 2011, lot 134. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
