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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Celts in Eastern Europe BI Tetradrachm. Circa 3rd century BC. Kugelwange Type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Celticized, laureate and bearded head to right / Horse prancing to left; pellet-in-annulet above. Cf. Göbl, OTA pl. 17, 193/14 var.; Lanz 489 (this coin). 7.42gr, 23mm, 1h.
Good Fine. This coin published in M. Kostial, Kelten im Osten - Gold und Silber der Kelten in Mittel- und Osteuropa - Sammlung Lanz (Staatlichen Münzsammlung München, 1997).
From the Hermann Lanz Collection. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. Circa 55-45 BC. Proto Boar type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Boar to right, solar anemone above / Horse to left, solar anemone above, ringed-pellet below and to left, ladder-like exergue motif. ABC 1782; VA 855-7; BMC 3199-202; S 396. 1.43gr, 13mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine. Dark toned silver, beautifully ornamented.
Found Rothwell Top, Lincolnshire, UK, April 1994. Ex Michael O'Bee collection. Ex Chris Rudd, 117, lot 37, ref. no.14240. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
The two great things about coins from the celebrated Michael O'Bee collection of Corieltavian coins is that (1) they are in beautiful condition, and (2) they come with secure provenances. This lovely Proto Boar silver unit, for example, was found at Rothwell Top, Lincs., in April 1994. -
Celtic Britannia. Trinovantes and Catuvellauni, Addedomaros AE Unit. Circa 45-25 BC. 'Corded' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Head to left with corded hair / Horse running to left, pellets and pellets in annulets around, flower below. VA 1615; SCBC 206. 1.41gr, 14mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Spink. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
