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LOT 2609
Celtic Southern Gaul. Tolosates, Negro Head AR Drachm. c.1st century BC. Three-Ball Bar Type (capital Tolosa (Toulouse) on the Garonne.
Head left, afro hairstyle / Cruciform motif with crescent, pellets and bar with three balls. LT-, Saves 95-96. Very Fine/Good very Fine. Scarce.(2.78gr, 15mm.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd (Liz's List 59, no.1/15789 with coin ticket).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Central Gaul. Sequani Cast Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC. Grosse tête type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Laureate head to left / Horned horse to left, with S-shaped tail. Gäumann 72; LT 5390. 2.67gr, 17mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
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Celtic Northwest Gaul. Carnutes AR Drachm. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Celticized head to right, hair in large locks of 'Aquitanian' style / Two horses, one above the other, prancing to right; ornament above and below. Cf. DT 3354; cf. LT 5986. 3.44gr, 16mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC. Classe "au bandeau".
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Diademed head to left / Boar standing to left; two semicircles below. Depeyrot, NC VII, 139; D&T 153. 5.19gr, 18mm, 4h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_169215) (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
