LOT 2812
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Ambiani AE Unit. Circa 60-30 BC. Au Bovide type.
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. Very Fine.(2.48gr, 15mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceEx iNumis (company's tickets included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Unit. Circa AD 10-40. Uncertain Southern mint. Verica Tiberius type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Figure standing facing and holding curved lituus and grapes, COM to left field, MI F to right / Laureate bust of Tiberius to right, VERI behind head, CA before. VA 533-1; ABC 1250; SCBC 136. 1.30gr, 13mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Ex Spink (company's tickets included). 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 Quarter Stater. Circa 20 BC-AD 20. Badbury Rat type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
'Three-men-in-a-boat' design / Central zigzag thunderbolt between beaded lines, 'clamshell' motif to right, 'rat' below. ABC 2214; VA 1260-1; BMC 2748-70; SCBC 368. 0.69gr, 12mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL50, lot 37, ref. no.15161 (dealer's ticket included). Ex A Moyle collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
