LOT 2848
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. Good Very Fine.(1.52gr, 15mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceEx cgb.fr (company's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Remi(?) Potin Unit. Circa 130-100 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Stylised head to left / Boar standing to left; facing head below. D&T 151; LT 9180 (Leuci); SLM 598 (Leuci). 2.54gr, 17mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AE Unit. AD 8-41. Cunobelinus Rex type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
CVNOBE[LINVS REX], bust to right / Bull butting to right, TA[SC] in exergue. ABC 2966; VA 2095; BMC 1944-51; SCBC 340. 2.31gr, 15mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Green, glossy patina.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL54, lot 48, ref. no.15354 (dealer's ticket included). Ex C Lister collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Ambiani AE Unit. Circa 60-30 BC. Au Bovide type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Bull standing to right, head facing; on its back, facing human head; pellets in field / Horseman to left; pellets in field. DT 467; LT 8456. 2.48gr, 15mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
Ex iNumis (company's tickets included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
