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. Corieltauvi AR Unit. Circa 45-10 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Wreath / Horse to right, VEP above, six-pointed star behind, three pellets before, [CORF] below. Cf. VA 969.1; SCBC 411. 0.97gr, 15mm.
Near Extremely Fine. Edge chipped.
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): £52
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; VA 657; SCBC 431. 0.75gr, 11mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000. -
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Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Circa 300-100 BC. Imitating Alexander III and Philip III of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Degraded head of Herakles to right / Stylised Zeus seated to left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre with left. Cf. Lanz 910-932. 14.96gr, 29mm.
Fine.
Ex Munich collection.
