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LOT 2813
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Bellovaci AE Unit. Circa 70-65 BC. Au Lion type.
Celticised male head to right, with curly, mushroom-shaped locks on either side of the face / Celticised lion standing to left, mane in small locks ending in pellets; before, ornament. DT 231; cf. LT 8577. Very Fine. Struck on a short flan. Dark green patina.(2.78gr, 17mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceEx cgb.fr (company's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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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): £26
Degraded head of Herakles to right / Stylised Zeus seated to left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre with left. Cf. Lanz 910-932. 14.91gr, 29mm.
Good Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Central Gaul. Sequani Potin Unit. Before 52 BC. Area of Besançon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Celticized head with double headband to left / Horned animal with S-shaped tail advancing to left. LT 5368 var.; DT 3088A. 4.65gr, 19mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Ex cgb.fr (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Tincomarus AR Minim. Circa 25 BC-AD 10. Tincomarus Interlocking Squares CF type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
C • F in centre of two interlocking squares; all within beaded border / TI-NC (clockwise), boar running to right. ABC 1136; VA 383-1; BMC 981-82; SCBC 91. 0.29gr, 8mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Sharp details. Very rare.
Ex Chris Rudd, 128, lot 17, ref. no.16951 (dealer's tickets included). Found near Chichester, West Sussex, 9 April 1998. Ex James T. Joyner collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
