LOT 2602
Celtic Central Gaul. Sequani AR Quinarius. Circa 80-50 BC. Togirix type.
TOGIR[IX], celticized head of Roma to left / [TO]GIRI, horse springing to left; below, stylized serpent. DT 3248; LT 5550; BMC 366-379. Good Very Fine. Handsome helmeted head.(1.98gr, 12mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceEx John Lumley collection.
Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 52, no.5/14795 and Liz's List 70, no.1/17880 with coin tickets).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Northwest Gaul. Senones or Remi Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Stylised head to left, wearing helmet / Stylised horse prancing to left; pellets around. Cf. LT 7396 (Senones); cf. D&T 2646 (Senones); cf. Depeyrot, NC VII, 27 (Remi). 2.95gr, 18mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Dark glossy patina, great head with bold eye.
Ex Polish collection, 1930s. Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 51, no.9/9817 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Redones BI Stater. Circa 60-50 BC. 'au profil imberbe' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Celticized laureate head of Apollo to right / Celticized biga to right; before, vexillum; below, wheel set on spiral ornament. Cf. LT 6783; cf. D&T 2310. 6.57gr, 21mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Ex Den of Antiquity. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Carnutes, Potin Unit. Circa 50-30 BC. Centred on Dreux in Eure-et-Loir, North Central France. 'Type de Bû' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Stylised head to left, with flowing hair / Highly stylised horse consisting of three crosses with curved lines between and above; all on hashed groundline; trefoil of pellets above. Depeyrot, NC V, 117 (Carnutes); D&T 2508A (Durocassi); CCCBM III -. 2.73gr, 18mm, 10h.
Extremely Fine. Rare.
Ex cgb.fr, bga_247822, Jan. 2012, no.7. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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