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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![Group of Three [3] Celtic AE and AR Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/239069-s.jpg)
Group of Three [3] Celtic AE and AR Coins. Circa 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Various types. 7.34gr total.
Condition as seen.
Found Suffolk, UK. -
Celtic Southwest Gaul. Petrocorii AR Drachm. 2nd century BC. Périgueux Flamboyant type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Head left, with elliptical eye, large open crescents for hair / Cruciform motif, axes and pelleted-rings in angles. Saves 220-222; BN 3525-28; BMC 81. 1.74gr, 13mm.
Good Very Fine. Great head, both axes visible. Very rare.
Ex Chris Rudd, 125, lot 6, ref. no.16649. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
CGF attribute this type to the Petrocorii 'the four armies' and they're probably right to do so. Strabo - his name means 'squint-eyed' - indicates that the Petrocorii were very good metal-workers (Geog. IV, 2, 2). Caesar says Vercingetorix asked them to supply 5,000 troops for his rebellion (BG VIII, 75). Depeyrot records only 18 examples of this very rare type, most of them in museums. -
Celtic Britannia. Regini AR Unit. Circa 55-45 BC. Sussex Lyre type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Diademed head right, large curls for hair / Globular horse right, zigzag tail, wheel above, lyre leaning to left below. ABC 647; VA-; BMC 635; S-; CCI 95.0518. 1.36gr, 13mm, 2h.
Near Extremely Fine. Lightly toned silver, well centred horse, clear lyre. Rare.
Found Poynings, Sussex, January/February 1995. Ex C. Hamlyn collection. Ex Chris Rudd, 129, lot 17, ref. no.17126. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
As you can tell from the heavy weight and fine style (possibly engraved by a Gaulish die cutter), this must be one of the first silver units struck in Britain. A well documented, pedigree piece, with a beautifully bold globular horse.
