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. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Circa 120-100 BC. Thurrock MA type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Head to left / Degraded bull butting to right; MA above. ABC 120; VA 1406. 3.13gr, 17mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AR Unit. Circa AD 10-43. Cunobelinus Hercules type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
CV-NO, Hercules standing to right holding club and lionskin / [T]ASCIIO[VA], woman (Diana or Epona?) riding side saddle on lion to right. ABC 2864; VA 2061; BMC 1884-85; SCBC 315. 1.18gr, 11mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Toned. Very rare.
Ex Chris Rudd LL73, lot 42, ref. no.18344 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Eastern North Thames Region AV Stater. Circa 60-20 BC. Uninscribed coinage. SS type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Two reversed 'S' motifs in field / Annulate horse to right with beaded mane, wing motif and pellet triad above, wheel below. ABC 2237; VA 1509-1; SCBC 34. 5.55gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Very rare.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.
