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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Celtic Central Gaul. Uncertain Tribe Potin Wheel Money. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Wheel with four spokes. Victoor IX-2b. 1.45gr, 15mm.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Atrabates and Regni, Verica AR Minim. AD 10-20. Verica Sphinx Right type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
CⵙMMⵙIFⵙ, bare male head to right; all within beaded border / VE-R-I (anticlockwise), Sphinx seated to right, with wings spread; all within beaded border. ABC 1340, VA -; BMC 1587-89; SCBC 163. 0.23gr, 8mm, 5h.
Near Extremely Fine. A miniature masterpiece. Exceedingly rare. Only twelve other recorded (when sold); no other examples on CoinArchives.
Ex Chris Rudd, 123, lot 26, ref. no.15994 (dealer's ticket included). Found near Ford, Arundel. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Dr John Creighton says: 'One of the most potent symbols was that on the signet ring of Augustus himself: the sphinx. Octavian had used this image in Rome during the Triumvirate, and its significance grew as he continued to use it as his defining image on his signet ring. It was his distinctive seal. Tasciovanus was the first to use the image in Britain, followed by Sego, Cunobelin and Verica' (Coins and Power in Late Iron Age Britain, 2000, p.107). -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. 1st century BC. Bury Diadem type. Gallo-Belgic XD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Female head to left, sharply pointed nose, heart-shaped ear, diadem above forehead, corded curls for hair; snake in reversed S-shape before / Prancing horse to right, tiny S-shapes for mane, two pellet-in-ring below, pellet-in ring and large pellet boss in ring above. ABC 1495; VA 80-1; SCBC 432. 1.45gr, 14mm, 4h.
Extremely Fine. An impressive and well-struck 'Bury' head.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
