LOT 2815
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Bellovaci AE Unit. Circa 55-30 BC.
Nude man, kneeling to right, with right arm extended to left, small boar above extended arm, string of pellets below / Horse with human head to right; above and below, pellet. LT 7300 (Lower Seine); DT 306 (Gallic Wars); Scheers 163, series II, 605. Very Fine.(3.57gr, 16mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AR Stater. Circa 65 BC-AD 45. Cranborne Chase type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Devolved and disjointed laureate head of Apollo to right / Devolved and disjointed horse to left with numerous pellets above and a pellet below. ABC 2157; VA 1235-1. 5.21gr, 20mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine.
Found 19.10.2005, Brighstone, Isle of Wight. Ex Chris Rudd collection, ref. no.12734.12 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Central Gaul. Santones AE Quadrans. Circa 40 AD. CONTOVTOS type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Romanised male head to right with short hair; CONTOVTOS (NT ligate) before / She-wolf leaping to right; below, bucranium; behind, bush. LT 4316; DT 3721. 1.52gr, 15mm, 4h.
Good 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. Corieltauvi AR Unit. Mid to late 1st century BC. Uninscribed.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Boar to right / Horse to right. ABC 1800. 1.19gr, 15mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
