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LOT 2568
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Ambiani AE Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Head of Apollo to right; [Ss around] / Horse galloping to right, pellet-in-annulets around; above, bird to right. LT 8424; DT 356. Near Very Fine.(2.44gr, 15mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceEx D Lee collection.
Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 3, no.14/8092, and 66, 8/12485, with coin tickets).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Veliocasses AE Unit. Circa 60-50 BC. Region of Vexin. Boar Wheel type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Head to right with pointed nose, slitty eye and stalk lips / Boar to left with upturned snout; below, wheel. LT 7333; DT 660; BMC 9-11. 2.28gr, 16mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Clear boar, light brown patina. Scarce, most in museums.
Ex D Leet collection. Ex Chris Rudd (List 33, no.66/2909-4 and Liz's List 54, no.13/12510 with coin tickets). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Southern Gaul. Tolosates, Negro Head AR Drachm. c.1st century BC. Three-Ball Bar Type (capital Tolosa (Toulouse) on the Garonne.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Head left, afro hairstyle / Cruciform motif with crescent, pellets and bar with three balls. LT-, Saves 95-96. 2.78gr, 15mm.
Very Fine/Good very Fine. Scarce.
Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 59, no.1/15789 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa AD 50-100. Early Uninscribed. Boar/Horse type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Stylised boar to right, rings above long bristles on boar's back, pellets below and before / Horse prancing to right, ladder mane, pellet triad beneath arc from neck to rump above, star below. ABC 1579; BMC 3455-3472; Van Arsdell 657-3; SCBC 431. 1.06gr, 14mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Mike Vosper, London Coin Fair, 7 May 2011. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
