LOT 2861
Celts in Lower Danube AR Tetradrachm. Circa 300-100 BC. Imitating Alexander III and Philip III of Macedon.
Degraded head of Herakles to right / Stylised Zeus seated to left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre with left. Cf. Lanz 910-932. Fine.(14.96gr, 29mm.).
ProvenanceEx Munich collection.
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Celtic Central Gaul. Santones AE Quadrans. Circa 40 AD. CONTOVTOS type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Romanised male head to right with short hair; CONTOVTOS (NT ligate) before / She-wolf leaping to right; below, bucranium(?); behind, bush. LT 4316; DT 3721. 1.16gr, 13mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL53, lot 16, ref. num.12523 (dealer's tickets included). Ex Don Lee collection. Found in Maidenhead, Berkshire; November 1999. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Group of Six [6] AR Units and Half Units. Mid-late 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: AESU silver unit, pierced, ABC 1702; ANTD silver unit, ABC 1645; ANTD silver unit, ABC 1645; Face Horse silver unit, possibly ABC 1522; Ecen Stick Horse half unit, ABC 1693, variety COI 90f; Half unit, possibly Ecen/ECE. 5.12gr total.
Condition as seen.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £53
Helmeted head to left; floral ornament before / Bull butting to right; fleur-de-lis above. D&T 229; Depeyrot, NC VII, 137; CCCBM III 303-4. 2.76gr, 17mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_215030) (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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