LOT 3039
Celtic Central Gaul. Lingones Potin Unit. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Janiform head / OYINΔIA, stylised boar to left. DT 3262; RIG 305. Very Fine.(2.09gr, 19mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceEx cgb.fr. (bga_264327).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
The epigraphy on the reverse is very varied on these potins, ranging from a completely legible OYINΔIA legend to a geometric drawing that cannot be read at all.
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Celts. Uncertain AR Half Unit. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
Head(?) to right / Animal standing to left; pellet-in-crescent above. 0.10gr, 5mm.
Very Fine.
Ex Baldwins basement, 20th century. -
Celtic Britannia. Tasciovanos AR Unit. Early 1st century AD. Regal Rider type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
VER in plain field, beaded border / Horseman right. ABC 2625; VA 1747; BMC 1674-76; S 234. 1.16gr, 13mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Full VER, bold horseman. Very rare.
Ex 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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Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi, Vepo AR Half Unit. Circa AD 15-40. Inscribed Issue, Series 1. Vepo Retro type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Wreath / Horse to left, double upper front legs, pellet-in-ring beneath tail, VEP retrograde (VE ligate) above. ABC 1899; VA 947; BMC 3321; S 413. 0.45gr, 11mm.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
