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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Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Late 4th-3rd centuries BC. Imitations of Philip II of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΠΛΠ, nude youth, holding palm, on horseback to right; below, Λ above torch; to lower right, monogram(?). Cf. Göbl, OTA pl.4, 18.2-3. 13.60gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa AD 10-43(?). Ece Y-Three type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Double moon emblem. / Horse right, pelletal sun above, ECE below. VA 764; BMC 4431-444; S 445. 1.18gr, 13mm.
Near Extremely Fine. Magnificent sharp moons, two neck torcs in cusp.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL40, lot 37, ref. no.13515. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Carnutes, Pixtilos AE Unit. Circa 40-30 BC. Class III.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Diademed female head to right, long hair tied at the nape of the neck to form a ponytail, legend before / Hand to left holding branch (vine, mistletoe?) on which bird appears to be feeding on the berries. LT.7070; DT.2467; RIG.224d; ABT.269. 3.20gr, 15mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
