LOT 2847
Celtic Central Gaul. Santones AE Quadrans. Circa 40 BC. Atectorix Bull type.
ATECTORI, male head to right with short hair / Bull standing to right with head lowered; above, beaded ring; in exergue, floral ornament. DT 3722; LT 4349; BMC 196-199. Very Fine.(1.42gr, 15mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, LL43, lot 5, ref. no.5, no.12512 (dealer's tickets included).
Ex D Lee collection.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Atectorix may mean 'good king' or 'belonging to the king'.
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Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Tincomarus AR Minim. Circa 25 BC-AD 10. Tincomarus Interlocking Squares CF type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
C • F in centre of two interlocking squares; all within beaded border / TI-NC (clockwise), boar running to right. ABC 1136; VA 383-1; BMC 981-82; SCBC 91. 0.29gr, 8mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Sharp details. Very rare.
Ex Chris Rudd, 128, lot 17, ref. no.16951 (dealer's tickets included). Found near Chichester, West Sussex, 9 April 1998. Ex James T. Joyner collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 20 BC-AD 10. Norfolk boar star type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Stylised boar standing to right; four pellets below / Celticised horse prancing to right; pellet triad beneath arc from neck to rump above; star below. ABC 1579; Van Arsdell 657; SCBC 431. 0.82gr, 12mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Bellovaci Potin Unit. 50-20 BC. Two Scrolls type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Two scrolls / Ƨ and three parallel lines flanking central line. LT -; BMC -; DT 535 var.; Sch/SM 302-303; Gaumann 121. 1.65gr, 15mm.
Very Fine. Dark glossy patina. Unique as UK find.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL43, lot 15, ref. no.11281 (dealer's ticket included). Found Standon, Hertfordshire. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
