LOT 3040
Celtic Central Gaul. Pictones AR Quinarius. Circa 60–50 BC.
Bust of Venus to left / Warrior standing facing; holding lance, ensign, and shield; [VEPOTAL] to right. Depeyrot, NC III, 99; D&T 3215 (Aedui); CCCBM II 489-96. Very Fine.(1.82gr, 13mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx cgb.fr.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Suessiones Potin Unit. Circa 50-30 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Stylised head to right / Abstract boar to right above central pellet-in-annulet; annulet to left, five pellets and torque below. Depeyrot, NC VI, 123; D&T 530; CCCBM III 444-7; de la Tour 7905. 3.19gr, 18mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa AD 20-43. Norfolk God Moustache type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Male head right, with short spiky hair and boarskin headdress./ Horse right, with cabled mane, cabled pelta above, kite shape below. ABC 1567; VA 792, 794; BMC 3605-759; S 434. 0.91gr, 13mm, 8h.
Near Extremely Fine. Toned silver, sharply struck, well centred.
Found Mildenhall, Suffolk, UK. Ex Chris Rudd, 118, lot 24, ref. no.13444. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This superb specimen clearly displays the downward-curving moustache and the characteristic crest of boar-like bristles which seem to indicate that the deity is wearing a boarskin headdress. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni AV Quarter Stater. Circa 75-65 BC. Westerham Reversed L type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Three-men-in-a-boat / Tree-like object on horizontal bar. ABC 2454; VA-; BMC-; S-. 1.66gr, 9mm.
Good Very Fine. As struck in golden gold on chunky little flan, super tree, L-shape visible. Very rare.
Ex Chris Rudd, 129, lot 45, ref. no.17225. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
