LOT 2844
Celtic Central Gaul. Boii AR Minim. 1st century BC. Roseldorf II type.
Plain bulge / Stylised horse to left; below; Ω-shaped symbol with central pellet; above, open neck-torc with central pellet. LT 10058; Kostial 93-101. Extremely Fine. Toned. Rare.(0.87gr, 10mm.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, LL50, lot 9, ref. no.13883 (dealer's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic AV 'Ring Money'. Circa 1150-750 BC.
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £450
In the shape of a double thick band. Van Arsdell 1-3 var. (plain band); see ABC p. 202. 7.40gr, 13mm x 7mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the continental art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Half Unit. Mid-late 1st century BC. Wheel type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Boar to right, pellet ring above, pellet-in-annulets around / Horse to left, wheel above, pellet-in-annulet behind, star before. Cf. VA 862.1; SCBC 399. 0.49gr, 12mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
Ex Graham Slater collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Southern Gaul. Volcae-Tectosages AR Drachm. Mid 2nd-early 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Celticized male head to left; before, two dolphins / Large cross with three ornaments and one axe in quarters; each quarter bound by crescent. Flesche 138; LT 3132; SLM 76. 2.62gr, 14mm.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
