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LOT 2611
Celtic Southern Gaul. Volcae-Tectosages AR Drachm. Mid 2nd-early 1st century BC. 'à la tête cubiste' type.
Celticized male head to left; before, two dolphins / Large cross with ornaments and axe in quarters. Cf. LT 3254. Very Fine.(2.23gr, 14mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx cgb.fr. (bga_228313) (company's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Ambiani AE Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Head of Apollo to right; [Ss around] / Horse galloping to right, pellet-in-annulets around; above, bird to right. LT 8424; DT 356. 2.44gr, 15mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex D Lee collection. Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 3, no.14/8092, and 66, 8/12485, with coin tickets). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Tolosates, Negro Head AR Drachm. c.121-52 BC. Series III, var.2. Rose-Cross Type (capital Tolosa (Toulouse) on the Garonne).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Negroid head left with elaborate hair style / Cruciform design with pellet at centre, pellet and crescent in angles. cf. LT 3040, BMC S 123, Saves 99. 3.26gr, 15mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Magnificent head, a superb specimen struck on a thick heavy flan of high grade silver.
Ex William F Tatu collection. Ex Chris Morrison collection. Ex Chris Rudd (List 44, no.4/3310, list 76, no.3/8955, list 110, no.4/14700 with coin tickets). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AE Unit. Circa AD 10-43. Bull Sacrifice (Trinovantian W) type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
CV-[NO], Pegasos flying to right / Bull to right, being stabbed by Victory standing right in background; TASCI below. Van Arsdell 2099-1; ABC 2972; SCBC 343. 2.15gr, 15mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Found South Cambridgeshire, UK, Friday 13th December 2024. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-807701.
