LOT 2803
Celtic Britannia. Iceni, Ecen AR Unit. Circa AD 25-38. Icenian J type.
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. Good Very Fine.(1.25gr, 14mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 80-50 BC. Helmet Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Helmeted head to left / Horse to left, pellet before. LT 7396; BMC 385-87. 2.82gr, 18mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Dark glossy patina.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL48, lot 5, ref. no.3764 (dealer's ticket included). Ex S Kelly collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Circa late 4th-3rd centuries BC. Imitations of Philip II of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, young jockey, holding palm branch and reins, riding horse to right; beneath horse, Λ above torch; beneath foreleg, kerykeion. Dembski -; Lanz -; OTA -; CCCBM I -; Pink 11. 13.62gr, 25mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Central Gaul. Boii AR Minim. 1st century BC. Roseldorf II type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Plain bulge / Stylised horse to left; below; Ω-shaped symbol with central pellet; above, open neck-torc with central pellet. LT 10058; Kostial 93-101. 0.87gr, 10mm.
Extremely Fine. Toned. Rare.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL50, lot 9, ref. no.13883 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
