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 Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Circa 120-100 BC. Evans Bull type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Degraded head of Apollo to left / Degraded bull butting to left on exergual line. ABC 147; VA 104-105; BMC 667. 2.70gr, 18mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Rare.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Bare head to left / Boar standing to left; three semicircles below. D&T 228; Depeyrot, NC VII, 141; CCCBM III 426-32. 2.96gr, 18mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Light grey patina.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL45, lot 9, ref. no.13557 (dealer's tickets included). Ex A Clarke collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 50-40 BC. Uncertain mint in the upper Yare valey. Bury Diadem type. Uninscribed issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Diademed female head to left; snake symbol before / Horse leaping to left; annulet and pellet boss in ring of pellets above, pellet-in-annulet below. ABC 1495; VA 80-1 (Imported); SCBC 432. 1.38gr, 15mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000.
