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LOT 2560
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Senones Potin Unit. Circa 80-50 BC. Champagne Wild Man type.
Male head to right with phallic braided hair / Horse to left, with tail raised. ABC 103; LT 7417; BMC 389-397. Good Very Fine. Smooth brown patina, great head, very heavy weight.(5.52gr, 21mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceEx N McCarten collection.
Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's list 51, no.10/13167 with coin ticket).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Epaticcus AR Unit. Circa AD 35-43. Epaticcus Eagle type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Head of Hercules to right, wearing lion skin headdress; pellet-in-annulet to left, EPATI upward before / Eagle standing facing on snake, head to left, with wings displayed; pellet-in-annulet above. ABC 1346; Van Arsdell 580-1; SCBC 356. 1.24gr, 12mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Iridescent toned silver, superb head, full EPATI. A coin of exceptional quality.
Ex Chris Rudd (List 53, no.27/16374 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Central Gaul. Bituriges Cubi AR Drachm. Circa 150-80 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Head to right / Horse galloping to right, seated figure above, two crescents below. LT 6033; cf. D&T 3365. 3.42gr, 17mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Celtic Southern Gaul. Volcae-Tectosages AR Drachm. Mid 2nd-early 1st century BC. 'à la tête cubiste' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Celticized male head to left; before, two dolphins / Large cross with ornaments and axe in quarters. Cf. LT 3254. 2.23gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_228313) (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
