LOT 3017
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Carnutes, Pixtilos AE Unit. Circa 40-30 BC. Class III.
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. Good Very Fine.(3.20gr, 15mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 3017
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Carnutes, Pixtilos AE Unit.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Bellovaci Potin Unit. 50-20 BC. Lazy S-Type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Celticised head to left / Ƨ and three parallel lines flanking central line. DT 535. 1.49gr, 15mm.
Good Very Fine. Glossy patina. Rare.
Ex A. Clarke collection. Ex Chris Rudd, LL45, lot 10, ref. no.13702. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celts in Lower Danube AR Drachm. Circa 2nd century BC. Imitating Alexander III of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Celticized head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / ΑΛΙΕΛΛΙU, celticised Zeus seated to left on low throne, holding long sceptre in his left hand and eagle standing to right with closed wings in his right; to left, monogram; beneath throne, Δ. Lanz 936-8; Lukanc pl. 7, 9 var.; OTA 591/1 var. 4.02gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex A. Cotterall collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Trinovantes and Catuvellauni, Epaticcus AR Unit. Circa AD 35-43. Epaticcus Eagle type (Atrebatic L).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Head of Hercules to right; pellet-in-annulet to left, EPATI upward before / Eagle standing facing on snake, head to left, with wings displayed; pellet-in-annulet above. VA 580-1; ABC 1346; SCBC 356. 1.34gr, 13mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Silbury Coins. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
