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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 Central Gaul. Bituriges Cubi AR Drachm. 2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Celticized head to right, hair in large locks of 'Aquitanian' style / Warrior on horseback to right, holding shield and reins; flower below. D&T 3346; DN 4452. 3.27gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Celtic Central Gaul. Sequani AR Quinarius. Circa 80-50 BC. Togirix type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
TOGIR[IX], celticized head of Roma to left / [TO]GIRI, horse springing to left; below, stylized serpent. DT 3248; LT 5550; BMC 366-379. 1.98gr, 12mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Handsome helmeted head.
Ex John Lumley collection. Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 52, no.5/14795 and Liz's List 70, no.1/17880 with coin tickets). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Epaticcus AR Unit. Circa AD 30-45. Epaticcus Victory type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Victory seated to right, TAS-CIO-V around / Boar to right, tree behind, EPAT below. ABC 1349; BMC 2294-2328. 1.12gr, 12mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Found White Waltham, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-9B5A76.
