LOT 2824
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Stylised head to left / Stylised boar to left; two semicircles with bisecting line (all resembling a lis) below. Depeyrot, NC VII, 139; D&T 225. Near Very Fine. Dark, glossy patina.(4.89gr, 19mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceEx cgb.fr (company's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £53
Helmeted head to left; floral ornament before / Bull butting to right; fleur-de-lis above. D&T 229; Depeyrot, NC VII, 137; CCCBM III 303-4. 2.76gr, 17mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_215030) (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Nervii AV Quarter Stater. 2nd century BC. Crossed Lines with Rider type. Gallo-Belgic B.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £335
Die defaced with chisel marks / Charioteer driving horse to left; [‘lyre’ and pellet] below. VA 37; ABC 37; SCBC 9. 1.86gr, 13mm.
Very Fine.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s. -
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.
