LOT 2854
Celtic Southwest Gaul. Tolosates Fourrée Drachm. 125-80 BC. 'À la tête négroide'' type.
Stylised head to left, 'negroid' type, the hair represented by a row of 's' resting on a row of Y-shaped ears / Boulet cross in the centre, formed of four cantons each adorned with a lunette: annulet in one canton, pellet in the others. LT 2986; BN 2976-3240; SCBC 75. Good Very Fine.(2.17gr, 15mm.).
ProvenanceEx cgb.fr (company's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 50-40 BC. Uncertain mint in the upper Yare valey. Bury Diadem type. Uninscribed issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Diademed female head to left; snake symbol before / Horse leaping to left; annulet and pellet boss in ring of pellets above, pellet-in-annulet below. ABC 1495; VA 80-1 (Imported); SCBC 432. 1.38gr, 15mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 70-50 BC. Indian Head with Neck type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Round head to left, with three locks of hair and long neck formed by casting sprue / Boar to left, three loops between legs. LT 9044; BMC 405-08. 5.70gr, 19mm, 4h.
Near Extremely Fine. Dark, glossy patina.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL57, lot 13, no.11821 (dealer's tickets included). Ex N Jones collection. Found North France. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. Circa 55-45 BC. Proto Boar Wheel Type Left. Uninscribed.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Boar to right, ringed-pellets around / Horse to left with beaded mane, wheel above. ABC 1824; VA -; BMC 3236-37; SCBC -. 0.55gr, 10mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL50, lot 30, ref. no.15090 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
