LOT 2825
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 70-50 BC. Indian Head with Neck type.
Round head to left, with three locks of hair and long neck formed by casting sprue / Boar to left, three loops between legs. LT 9044; BMC 405-08. Near Extremely Fine. Dark, glossy patina.(5.70gr, 19mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, LL57, lot 13, no.11821 (dealer's tickets included).
Ex N Jones collection.
Found North France.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AR Quarter Stater. Circa 20 BC-AD 20. Badbury Rat type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
'Three-men-in-a-boat' design / Central zigzag thunderbolt between beaded lines, 'clamshell' motif to right, 'rat' below. ABC 2214; VA 1260-1; BMC 2748-70; SCBC 368. 0.69gr, 12mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL50, lot 37, ref. no.15161 (dealer's ticket included). Ex A Moyle collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic AV 'Ring Money'. Circa 1150-750 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
In the shape of a quadruple band. Van Arsdell 1-3 var. (plain band); see ABC p. 202. 6.20gr, 16mm x 7mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the continental art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Carnutes, Andecombos AR Quinarius. Circa 45 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
[ANDECOM], diademed head to left / [A]NDEC[OM], horse prancing to left; below, boar to left. D&T 2657; LT 6342; BMC 579-82. 1.76gr, 13mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL43, lot 6, ref. no.14132 (dealer's ticket included). Ex L Baker collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
