LOT 2991
Celtic Britannia. Regni and Atrebates, Verica AR Unit. Circa AD 10-40.
COM • F; above and below, voided crescent and pellet / Boar standing to right; star above, VIRI • below. ABC 1223; Bean VERC1-3; VA 470-3; SCBC 131. Good Very Fine.(1.12gr, 13mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceEx Silbury Coins.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Central Gaul. Uncertain Tribe Potin Wheel Money. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Wheel with four spokes. Victoor IX-2b. 2.44gr, 17mm.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired Ginnel Centre, Harrogate, UK. 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): £52
Helmetted head to left; floral ornament before / Bull butting to right; fleur-de-lis above. D&T 229; Depeyrot, NC VII, 137; CCCBM III 303-4. 3.35gr, 17mm, 9h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_132681). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Aulerci Eburovices AE Unit. Circa 50-30 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Boar and horse facing each other, annulets and pellet-in-annulets around / Boar standing to right; under snout, bucranium; beneath belly, two small superimposed rings. LT.8529; DT.2458A var.; ABT. p. 372. 2.39gr, 15mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Rare type.
Ex cgb.fr, Paris (bga_250724) Ex Dr Charles Haas collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
