LOT 2860
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. Good Fine.(14.91gr, 29mm.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 80-50 BC. Helmet Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Helmeted head to left / Horse to left, pellet before. LT 7396; BMC 385-87. 2.82gr, 18mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Dark glossy patina.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL48, lot 5, ref. no.3764 (dealer's ticket included). Ex S Kelly collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Half Unit. Mid-late 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Boar to right, large wheel above / Horse to right, large wheel above. ABC 1827; VA 862; SCBC 399. 0.47gr, 11mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Graham Slater collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Carnutes, Andecombos AR Quinarius. Circa 45 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
[ANDECOM], diademed head to left / [A]NDEC[OM], horse prancing to left; below, boar to left. D&T 2657; LT 6342; BMC 579-82. 1.76gr, 13mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL43, lot 6, ref. no.14132 (dealer's ticket included). Ex L Baker collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
