LOT 2846
Celtic Central Gaul. Santones AE Quadrans. Circa 40 AD. CONTOVTOS type.
Romanised male head to right with short hair; CONTOVTOS (NT ligate) before / She-wolf leaping to right; below, bucranium(?); behind, bush. LT 4316; DT 3721. Near Very Fine.(1.16gr, 13mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, LL53, lot 16, ref. num.12523 (dealer's tickets included).
Ex Don Lee collection.
Found in Maidenhead, Berkshire; November 1999.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Gaul, Massalia AR Obol. Circa 336-310 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Bare head of Apollo to left / M-A within wheel of four spokes. Maurel 360. 0.75, 10mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Addedomaros AV Stater. Circa 45-25 BC. Addedomaros Spiral type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Six-armed spiral of wreaths, three crescents in centre / Horse to right; pellets-in-annulets around, 'cornucopia' below; three horse muzzles and inscription above. ABC 2517; VA 1620-1; Hobbs 2402-4; SCBC 201. 5.51gr, 16mm.
Good Very Fine. Beautiful rosy gold.
Ex Chris Rudd, e-Auction 141, 19 July 2015, lot 32. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 460, 29 January 2020, lot 1007. From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000. -
![Group of Two [2] Celtic AE Ring Money.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/244849-s.jpg)
Group of Two [2] Celtic AE 'Ring Money'. Circa 3rd-2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Cast knobbed rings. 7.11gr total.
Condition as seen.
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
