LOT 2850
Celtic Central Gaul. Sequani AE Unit. Circa 80-50 BC. Big Head type.
Celticised diademed head to left / Bull(?) butting to left, with S-shaped tail. ABC 106; D&T 3091; LT 5368. Fine. Extremely rare as UK find.(3.52gr, 18mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, LL49, lot 51, ref. no.13154 (dealer's ticket included).
Ex J Fay collection.
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. -
Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Circa 300-100 BC. Imitating Alexander III and Philip III of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Degraded head of Herakles to right / Stylised Zeus seated to left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre with left. Cf. Lanz 910-932. 15.62gr, 29mm, 12h.
Fine.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. -
Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AR Stater. Circa 65 BC-AD 45. Cranborne Chase type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Devolved and disjointed laureate head of Apollo to right / Devolved and disjointed horse to left with numerous pellets above and a pellet below. ABC 2157; VA 1235-1. 5.11gr, 20mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
