LOT 3043
Celtic Southern Gaul. Allobroges AR Drachm. Circa 75-70 BC.
Helmetted head of Athena to right / Hippocamp to right. D&T 3125; LT 2917. Very Fine.(2.32gr, 14mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceEx iNumis, Mail Bid Sale 14, 25 March 2011, lot 134.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Circa 120-100 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Degraded head of Apollo to left / Degraded bull butting to left on exergual line. Cf. ABC 132. 2.98gr, 20mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Snodland/Burham, UK. Ex Chris Rudd, LL43, lot 16, ref. no.14431. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Remi Potin Unit. Circa 50-40 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Bucranium; pellet-in-crescents above, S-ornaments flanking / Bear(?) to right, trampling on serpent(?). Depeyrot, NC VII, 34; D&T 221; CCCBM III 511-8. 3.36gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex iNumis, Mail Bid Sale 17, 23 March 2012, lot 75. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Eppillus AR Unit. Circa 20 BC-AD 1. 'Grapevine' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Bearded head right, vine leaf border / Boar right, EPPIL above, CO[M] below, bearded border. ABC 1163; VA 416; BMC 1082; S 100. 1.20gr, 12mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine. Bright silver, bold bonny boar. Rare.
Ex J. Lumley collection. Ex Cotswold collection. Ex Chris Rudd, LL69, lot 18, ref. no.17683. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
