LOT 3048
Celts in Eastern Europe BI Tetradrachm. Circa 3rd-2nd century BC. Triskeles Type.
Celticized, laureate and bearded head of Zeus to right / Stylised rider on horseback to right; vestigial legend remnants around, triskeles below. Kent/Mays, BMC I pl. 23, S121 (same obv. die); Lanz 725 (this coin). Near Extremely Fine. Scratch on reverse. This coin published in M. Kostial, Kelten im Osten - Gold und Silber der Kelten in Mittel- und Osteuropa - Sammlung Lanz (Staatlichen Münzsammlung München, 1997).(12.31gr, 22mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the Hermann Lanz Collection.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Unit. Circa AD 10-40. Southern mint. Head on Spear type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Bull butting to right, VERICA above, REX below / Female standing to left, head on spear behind, COM-MI F around. ABC 1235; VA 506; BMC 1450-84; S 137. 1.12gr, 12mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Sharply struck on toned silver, lovely figure, sharp VERICA.
Ex Dr Josef Brewi collection. Ex Chris Rudd, 135, lot 16, ref. no.17852. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
The king's name, which may mean something like 'manly', is completely and clearly displayed on this coin. The butting bull is copied from coins of Augustus. Dr John Creighton thinks the head on the spear may be that of Commios and may refer to 'a possible cult of Commius' (Coins and power in Late Iron Age Britain, 2000, 191-93). An intriguing insight. -
Celtic Central Gaul. Pictones AR Quinarius. Circa 60–50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Bust of Venus to left / Warrior standing facing; holding lance, ensign, and shield; [VEPOTAL] to right. Depeyrot, NC III, 99; D&T 3215 (Aedui); CCCBM II 489-96. 1.82gr, 13mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex cgb.fr. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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Celtic Britannia. Belgae AV Quarter Stater. Circa 55-45 BC. Hampshire Thunderbolt type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Stylised boat with two standing figures, pellets to left / Cruciform thunderbolt motif, various objects around. ABC 767; VA 143; BMC 129-36, 410-13, S 6. 1.28gr, 12mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
Found Bedhampton, Hampshire, UK, on 6 March 2011. Ex Chris Rudd, 130, lot 16, ref. no.15730. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
