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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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LOT 2594
Celtic Central Gaul. Bituriges Cubi AR Drachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Celts in Lower Danube AR Drachm. 2nd-1st century BC. Imitating Alexander III of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Celticized head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Celticized Zeus seated to left on low throne, holding long sceptre in his left hand and eagle standing to right with closed wings in his right; in left field, amphora. Dembski 1463-4; Lanz 896; OTA 577/1. 2.84gr, 19mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex property of an Essex, UK, gentleman collector. From the private collection of a Colchester, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni, Ecen AR Unit. Circa AD 25-38. Icenian J type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Two opposed crescents with pellets between, superimposed upon band of three lines / Horse advancing to right; sun above, three pellets in a line below. ABC 1678 & 1681; Van Arsdell 752; BMC 4297-4325; SCBC 436. 0.98gr, 13mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Tasciovanos AR Unit. Circa 25 BC-AD 10). North Thames Capital Verlamion (St. Albans). Braided Hair type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Head to left with corded hair / Horse to right, bucranium above, solar motif below, trefoil behind. ABC 2604; Van Arsdell 1698-1; SCBC 227. 0.79gr, 13mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Edge chipped. Toned, powerful head, bold horse. Very Rare.
Found N. Thames, October 1998. Ex M Rich collection. Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 43, no.43/16310 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
