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LOT 2596
Celtic Central Gaul. Bituriges Cubi AR Drachm. 2nd century BC.
Celticized head to right, hair in large locks of 'Aquitanian' style / Warrior on horseback to right, holding shield and reins; flower below. D&T 3346; DN 4452. Near Very Fine.(3.31gr, 16mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Celtic Central Europe. Vindelici AR Quinarius. Circa 80-50 BC. Mint in southern Germany. 'Büschelquinar' type. Manching, group C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Head devolved into a bush / Horse galloping to left; above, pellet. Cf. Kostial 18; cf. Kellner 170-176. 1.82gr, 13mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Boldly struck in bright silver, bonny horse with long ears.
Ex Dr Hoka Miklos collection. Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 65, no.8/16864 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Coriosolites BI Stater. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Stylised head to right, hair in large spiral curls, S-like ear; pearl strings flowing around / Stylised charioteer driving biga to right; below, boar to right; [pearl string flowing above]. Depeyrot, NC VIII, 186; DT 2341. 5.87gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni, Cunobelin AE Unit. Early 1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
[CUNOBELI]NI, laureate head to left / TASCIOVA[NI], centaur to right, blowing horn. ABC 2957; Van Arsdell 2089; SCBC 336. 1.85gr, 14mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Philpotts, UK. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
