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LOT 2577
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 1st century BC. 'tête humaine de face' type.
Helmeted head to left / Boar to left, tail curled; between legs, small human head. LT 9180; DT 151. Very Fine. Glossy grey patina, boldly moulded, clear severed head. Scarce.(2.84gr, 18mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceEx A Clarke collection.
Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 49, no.11/13701 with coin ticket).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa AD 50-100. Early Uninscribed. Boar/Horse type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Stylised boar to right, rings above long bristles on boar's back, pellets below and before / Horse prancing to right, ladder mane, pellet triad beneath arc from neck to rump above, star below. ABC 1579; BMC 3455-3472; Van Arsdell 657-3; SCBC 431. 1.06gr, 14mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Mike Vosper, London Coin Fair, 7 May 2011. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Tasciovanos AR Unit. Circa 25 BC-AD 10). North Thames Capital Verlamion (St. Albans). Braided Hair type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Head to left with corded hair / Horse to right, bucranium above, solar motif below, trefoil behind. ABC 2604; Van Arsdell 1698-1; SCBC 227. 0.79gr, 13mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Edge chipped. Toned, powerful head, bold horse. Very Rare.
Found N. Thames, October 1998. Ex M Rich collection. Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 43, no.43/16310 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Epaticcus AR Unit. Circa AD 35-43. Epaticcus Eagle type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Head of Hercules to right, wearing lion skin headdress; pellet-in-annulet to left, EPATI upward before / Eagle standing facing on snake, head to left, with wings displayed; pellet-in-annulet above. ABC 1346; Van Arsdell 580-1; SCBC 356. 1.24gr, 12mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Iridescent toned silver, superb head, full EPATI. A coin of exceptional quality.
Ex Chris Rudd (List 53, no.27/16374 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
