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LOT 2620
Celtic South East Gaul. Massalia, Bull MA Cast AE Unit. c.2nd century BC. Massalia?
Head of Apollo left / Bull butting right, MA above. ABC 115, LT-, Blanchet fig.92, BN 1966-67. Good Very Fine / Near Extremely Fine. Glossy brown patina, superb bull, clear MA. Extremely Rare, only thirteen others recorded from the UK.(4.51gr, 19mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFound Essex, UK.
Ex Chris Rudd (List 119, no.4/15734 with coin ticket).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Chris Rudd writes: 'This is an important coin because it seems to be the direct prototype for the Cantian Thurrock cast bronzes, the first coins made in Britain.'
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LOT 2620
Celtic South East Gaul. Massalia, Bull MA Cast AE Unit.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AR Unit. Circa AD 8-41. Cunobelinus Horseman type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
CVNO-BELI in two panels, star above, all within beaded border / Horseman to right. ABC 2858; Van Arsdell 1951; BMC 1862; SCBC 302. 0.88gr, 13mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Toned silver, bold warrior.
Ex Joe Fay collection. Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 56, no.43/15115 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Circa 120-100 BC. Kent capital Durovernum (Canterbury). Rounded Bull type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Outline head to left; central pellet, surface striations / Outline bull to left, two crescents above; surface striations. ABC 153; Van Arsdell 112, 115, 117, 119-1; BMC 674-5, 677-80, 682-4. 1.60gr, 19mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Clear striations, neat casting sprue.
Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 45, no.15/14653 with coin ticket). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Epaticcus Fourrée Unit. Circa AD 35-43. Epaticcus Eagle type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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. For prototype: ABC 1346; Van Arsdell 580-1; SCBC 356. 1.00gr, 12mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
