LOT 2849
Celtic Central Gaul. Sequani AE Unit. Circa 100-50 BC. à la grosse tête type.
Celticized laureate head of Apollo to left / Goat kneeling to left with tail ending in volute. DT 3095; LT 5393. Very Fine.(4.85gr, 19mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 50-40 BC. Uncertain mint in the upper Yare valey. Bury Diadem type. Uninscribed issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Diademed female head to left; snake symbol before / Horse leaping to left; annulet and pellet boss in ring of pellets above, pellet-in-annulet below. ABC 1495; VA 80-1 (Imported); SCBC 432. 1.38gr, 15mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000. -
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Bellovaci AE Unit. Circa 70-65 BC. Au Lion type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Celticised male head to right, with curly, mushroom-shaped locks on either side of the face / Celticised lion standing to left, mane in small locks ending in pellets; before, ornament. DT 231; cf. LT 8577. 2.78gr, 17mm, 4h.
Very Fine. Struck on a short flan. Dark green patina.
Ex cgb.fr (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci AV Quarter Stater. Circa 50-20 BC. Corded Triangle type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Blank / Celticised horse to left; pellet-in-annulets around, corded triangle above, hatched box below. ABC 198; VA 151; Hobbs 2469. 1.27gr, 12mm.
Very Fine.
Found Horley, Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, UK, 2011. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-960B33.
