LOT 2832
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Nervii AV Quarter Stater. 2nd century BC. Crossed Lines with Rider type. Gallo-Belgic B.
Die defaced with chisel marks / Charioteer driving horse to left; [‘lyre’ and pellet] below. VA 37; ABC 37; SCBC 9. Very Fine.(1.86gr, 13mm.).
ProvenanceFrom a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.
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LOT 2832
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Nervii AV Quarter Stater.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £335
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Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Rounded Bull Cast Potin. 90-75 BC. Rounded Bull (Cantian D) type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Outline head to left with central circle (no pellet) / Outline bull charging to right; two crescents above. ABC 165; Van Arsdell 123-1. 1.86gr, 19mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Southern Gaul. Allobroges AR Quinarius. Circa 61-40 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
BR[I], head of Roma to right, wearing winged helmet / [COMA], warrior on horseback to right, holding spear. DT 3134; LT 5820. 2.19gr, 14mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Nice old cabinet tone.
Ex iNumis.com (company's tickets included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Cast Potin Unit. Circa 90-60 BC. Three Dots type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Linear head to left, three dots in centre / Stylised bull to left. ABC 162; VA 122; BMC-; SCBC 63. 1.19gr, 16mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine. Broken. Excessively rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL33, lot 19, ref. no.12923 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
One of the rarest of Kentish potins. This specimen is desirable because it displays a neat casting tang and because striations are clearly visible on the obverse, caused by a piece of wood used to smooth off the unbaked clay casting mould before the lines of the head were scribed.
