LOT 2821
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Head left / Boar standing left; two circles below. Depeyrot, NC VII, 139; D&T 153; CCCBM III 398-404 var. (no cross). Near Very Fine.(2.45gr, 17mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. Circa 55-45 BC. Proto Boar Wheel Type Left. Uninscribed.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Boar to right, ringed-pellets around / Horse to left with beaded mane, wheel above. ABC 1824; VA -; BMC 3236-37; SCBC -. 0.55gr, 10mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL50, lot 30, ref. no.15090 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Veliocasses AE Unit. Circa 60-50 BC. Boar Wheel type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Head to right with pointed nose, slitty eye and stalk lips / Boar to left with upturned snout; below, wheel. LT 7333; DT 660; BMC 9-11. 2.34gr, 15mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL56, lot 7, ref. no.13136 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AE Unit. CIrca AD 8-41. Cunobelinus Belenus type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Facing head with walrus moustache and beard / Boar to left, branch above, CVN below. ABC 2912; VA 1963; BMC 1904-05, SCBC 326. 1.38gr, 13mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Slightly ragged flan; dark patina. Rare; none on CoinArchives.
Ex Chris Rudd, 116, lot 48, ref. no.15413 (dealer's ticket included). Found near Chelmsford, Essex, 2010. Ex Joe Fay collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Sir John Evans said this head "cannot be paralleled in the whole British series" (The coins of the ancient Britons, 1864, p.322). It may be of Cunobelinus himself or it may be of the sun-god Belenus 'the shining one' or 'the strong one'. Although this type is classed as no scarcer than 'Rare', it hardly ever seems to turn up these days and, when it does, inevitably commands a premium price, such is its popularity with collectors. Most of the 36 examples recorder by the CCI aren't as sharp as this one.
