LOT 2816
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Bellovaci Potin Unit. 50-20 BC. Two Scrolls type.
Two scrolls / Ƨ and three parallel lines flanking central line. LT -; BMC -; DT 535 var.; Sch/SM 302-303; Gaumann 121. Very Fine. Dark glossy patina. Unique as UK find.(1.65gr, 15mm.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, LL43, lot 15, ref. no.11281 (dealer's ticket included).
Found Standon, Hertfordshire.
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): £33
Degraded head of Herakles to right / Stylised Zeus seated to left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre with left. Cf. Lanz 910-932. 14.96gr, 29mm.
Fine.
Ex Munich collection. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Cast Potin Unit. Circa 90-60 BC. Three Dots type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Linear head to left, three dots in centre / Stylised bull to left. ABC 162; VA 122; BMC-; SCBC 63. 1.19gr, 16mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine. Broken. Excessively rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL33, lot 19, ref. no.12923 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
One of the rarest of Kentish potins. This specimen is desirable because it displays a neat casting tang and because striations are clearly visible on the obverse, caused by a piece of wood used to smooth off the unbaked clay casting mould before the lines of the head were scribed. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 1st century BC. 'Tête humaine de face' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Helmeted head to left / Boar to left, tail curled; between legs, small human head. LT 9180; DT 151. 2.08gr, 15mm, 4h.
Very Fine. Dark, glossy patina.
Ex cgb.fr (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
