LOT 2996
Celtic Britannia. Tasciovanos AR Unit. Early 1st century AD. Regal Rider type.
VER in plain field, beaded border / Horseman right. ABC 2625; VA 1747; BMC 1674-76; S 234. Good Very Fine. Full VER, bold horseman. Very rare.(1.16gr, 13mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, LL74, lot 34, ref. no.18337.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AR Quarter Stater. 58 BC-AD 43.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
'Three men on a boat' design / Zigzag thunderbolt and line of pellets across field; various motifs around. Cf. VA 1260; cf. BMC 2748-70; cf. ABC 2214. 0.84gr, 13mm, 10h.
Good Fine.
Ex Silbury Coins. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Ambiani AE Unit. Circa 50-30 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Horse prancing to right; torque before, pellets and annulets around / Boar standing to right; pellets and annulets above, pellet-in-annulet and pellet-in-lozenge below. Depeyrot, NC VI, 259; D&T 449. 2.69gr, 14mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Ex iNumis, Paris. 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): £59
Bare head to left / Boar standing to left; three semicircles below. D&T 228; Depeyrot, NC VII, 141; CCCBM III 426-32. 3.60gr, 17mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex iNumis, Mail Bid Sale 9, 23 October 2009, lot 103 (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
