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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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Suessiones Potin Unit. Circa 50-30 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Stylised head to right / Abstract boar to right above central pellet-in-annulet; annulet to left, five pellets and torque below. Depeyrot, NC VI, 123; D&T 530; CCCBM III 444-7; de la Tour 7905. 3.16gr, 17mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL44, lot 9, ref. no.13698 (dealer's ticket included). Ex A Clarke collection. 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. 1.16gr, 13mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL53, lot 16, ref. num.12523 (dealer's tickets included). Ex Don Lee collection. Found in Maidenhead, Berkshire; November 1999. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Circa 120-100 BC. Thurrock Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Head to left / Degraded bull butting to right. Cf. ABC 132. 3.21gr, 18mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
