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LOT 2600
Celtic Central Gaul. Pictones-Bituriges AR Drachm. Circa 110/00-90 BC.
Male head to right; on cheek, cross of four pellets / Warrior with shield on horseback to right; below, upright hand. BMC 149-151; LT 4439; SLM 179; D&T 3341-3342. Near Very Fine. Rare.(3.44gr, 17mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Early 1st century BC. Uninscribed. Angular Bull type (Cantian D).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Stylised head to right / Stylised bull. ABC 171; Van Arsdell 129-330; SCBC 63. 0.98gr, 14mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Chipped and pierced.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. Circa 55-45 BC. East Midlands. Unscribed. Rich Type 1a.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Boar to right, 'spear' in shoulder, pelletal sun above, 'swastika' ornament above head / Horse to left, beaded ring above, annulet below and two annulets before. Cf. ABC 1779; cf. Van Arsdell 855-3. 1.35gr, 15mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Edge chipped. Large flan, well ornamented.
Found North of Bourne, Lincolnshire, UK. Ex D Lee collection. Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 74, no.27/11759, and JS, 9/11759, with coin tickets). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Ambiani AE Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Head of Apollo to right; [Ss around] / Horse galloping to right, pellet-in-annulets around; above, bird to right. LT 8424; DT 356. 2.44gr, 15mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex D Lee collection. Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 3, no.14/8092, and 66, 8/12485, with coin tickets). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
