LOT 2594
Celtic Central Gaul. Bituriges Cubi AR Drachm. 2nd century BC.
Head to right / Two horses to left; ornament above and below. Cf. D&T 3358. Good Very Fine. Very rare.(3.32gr, 17mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Half Unit. Circa AD 1-43. Stickman Boar type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Stylised boar to right, spear in front, pellet below / Horse to right, short dashes for mane, ringed-pellet above; 'stickman' below. ABC 1624; Van Arsdell 661; BMC 3517-20; EV -; SCBC 437. 0.22gr, 9mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Bold stickman. Rare.
Ex Chris Rudd (List 115, no.21/13180 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Chris Rudd's footnote: 'Our so-called 'stickman' is of course a five-pointed star. This is a really sharp example and extraordinarily light in weight. Indeed it is only a quarter of the weight of a full silver unit. Maybe we should call it a 'minim' rather than a half unit?' -
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Minim. AD 10-40. Wine Cup type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
REX, double handed garnished wine cup / VERCA (VE ligate) COM[...], legionary aquila to right. ABC 1331; Van Arsdell 563; BMC 1572-8; SCBC 159. 0.20gr, 9mm, 4h.
Extremely Fine. Repaired. Very rare.
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Bellovaci AE Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Figure running to left, head to right; annulets around, uncertain object below / Horse to right; crescent and pellet-within-annulet above, annulet and ‘comet’ below. D&T 301; cf. Depeyrot, NC VI, 42; cf. CCCBM III 7. 2.85gr, 15mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
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