LOT 3028
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Remi Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Bucranium; pellet-in-crescents above, S-ornaments flanking / Bear(?) to right, trampling on serpent(?). Depeyrot, NC VII, 34; D&T 221; CCCBM III 511-8. Very Fine.(5.74gr, 20mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Ambiani AE Unit. Circa 50-30 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Horse prancing to right; torque before, pellets and annulets around / Boar standing to right; pellets and annulets above, pellet-in-annulet and pellet-in-lozenge below. Depeyrot, NC VI, 259; D&T 449. 2.69gr, 14mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Ex iNumis, Paris. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celts in Eastern Europe AR Tetradrachm. 3rd century BC. Imitation of Patraos of Paeonia.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΠΑΤΡΑOY, Paeonian horseman galloping to right and spearing fallen enemy. Cf. CCCBM I S182; cf. KMW 1538. 9.35gr, 23mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi, Vepo AR Half Unit. Circa AD 15-40. Inscribed Issue, Series 1. Vepo Retro type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Wreath / Horse to left, double upper front legs, pellet-in-ring beneath tail, VEP retrograde (VE ligate) above. ABC 1899; VA 947; BMC 3321; S 413. 0.45gr, 11mm.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
