LOT 3011
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Aulerci Eburovices AE Unit. Circa 50-30 BC.
Boar and horse facing each other, annulets and pellet-in-annulets around / Boar standing to right; under snout, bucranium; beneath belly, two small superimposed rings. LT.8529; DT.2458A var.; ABT. p. 372. Very Fine. Rare type.(2.39gr, 15mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceEx cgb.fr, Paris (bga_250724)
Ex Dr Charles Haas collection.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; 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. -
Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AR Quarter Stater. Circa 50-30 BC. Duro Boat Bird type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Three-men-in-a-boat motif./ Central thunderbolt, Y-shapes, stylised bird to right. ABC 2208; VA 1242; BMC 2734-47; S 368. 1.06gr, 11mm, 8h.
Near Extremely Fine. Neat flan of good silver clear 'bird'.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL72, lot 35, ref. no.17304. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. 1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Boar right / Horse right, 'lyre' below and annulet above. S. 431; V. 655-9; BMC 3440-3512. 0.94gr, 14mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex TimeLine Auctions, 19 March 2010, lot 81. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
