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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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Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 50-40 BC. Uncertain mint in the upper Yare valey. Norfolk Diadem type. Uninscribed issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Diademed head to right; [stars before] / Horse prancing to right; pelleted wheel above, star below. ABC 1501; VA -; SCBC 432. 1.35gr, 15mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Bare head to left / Boar standing to left; three semicircles below. D&T 228; Depeyrot, NC VII, 141; CCCBM III 426-32. 2.94gr, 17mm, 4h.
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. Durotriges AE Unit. Circa AD 10-45. Uninscribed.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Disintegrated head of Apollo, seven pellets on one side and six on the other / Ten pellets in field. VA 1346-1. 1.80gr, 16mm.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
