LOT 3042
Celtic Southern Gaul. Allobroges AR Quinarius. Circa 75-60 BC.
Helmetted head of Roma to right; DVRNACVS before / Horseman galloping to right, holding spear; AVSCRO below. LT 5762; DT 3157; RIG 148. Good Very Fine. Attractive old cabinet toning.(1.99gr, 15mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceEx cgb.fr. (bga_238803).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Dobunni, Eisv AR Unit. Circa AD 15-30.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Celticised head to right / Triple-tailed annulate horse to left; pellet and EI above, pellet and SV below; one pellet above and three pellets beneath tail. VA 1110; ABC 2081; SCBC 382. 0.95gr, 13mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Graham Slater collection, UK. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AR Stater. Circa 65 BC-AD 45. Cranborne Chase type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Devolved and disjointed laureate head of Apollo to right / Devolved and disjointed horse to left with numerous pellets above and a pellet below. ABC 2157; VA 1235-1. 5.58gr, 20mm, 11h.
Good Very FIne.
Found Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK, 19 October 2005. Ex Chris Rudd, IOW, lot 28, ref. no.12753. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Unit. AD 25-35. Third coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Rider on horse to right, carrying oval shield; COMMI F below / Rider on horse to right, holding spear, VERI-CΛ around. VA 530-1. 1.22gr, 14mm, 10h.
Near Extremely Fine. Toned.
Ex Silbury Coins. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
