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LOT 2569
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Ambiani AE Unit. Circa 60-30 BC. Hallencourt Helmet and Head type.
Ornate Gaulish helmet with large pellet each side and scrolled crest / Severed male head facing, enclosed by two ridged circles. LT -; BMC -; DT 395. Very Fine. Bold strike, dark-green patina. Extremely rare.(1.72gr, 14mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd (Liz's List 53, no.13/15464 with coin ticket).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Chris Rudd's footnote: 'An intriguing piece and extremely rare, unlisted by most major catalogues. Possibly found in the Somme valley, northern France.'
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Bare head to left / Boar standing to left; three semicircles below. D&T 228; Depeyrot, NC VII, 141; CCCBM III 426-32. 3.50gr, 18mm, 4h.
Very Fine. Dark grey, bold head.
Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 51, no.11/5549 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Bellovaci Potin Unit. Circa 55-30 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Nude man, kneeling to right; boar above right arm, annulet before / Horse with human head to right; above and below, triad of pellets on globe, annulet before. LT 7276 var.; DT 306 (Gallic Wars); Scheers 163, series II, 605. 3.33gr, 19mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Very rare.
Ex iNumis, Paris, France. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni, Ecen AR Unit. Circa AD 25-38. Icenian J type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Two opposed crescents with pellets between, superimposed upon band of three lines / Horse advancing to right; sun above, three pellets in a line below. ABC 1678 & 1681; Van Arsdell 752; BMC 4297-4325; SCBC 436. 0.83gr, 14mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Suffolk, UK. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
