LOT 2858
Celts in Middle Danube. Hercuniates AE Tetradrachm. 2nd century BC. Kapostal type.
Devolved laureate head of Zeus to right / Devolved rider on horseback to left; large crest above head, [crescent] to left, hobble below. Lanz 784-90; CCCBM I 90; LT 9807; Dembski 1424; Göbl, Ostkelten 488/7. Good Very Fine. Dark glossy patina. Struck on a large flan.(9.60gr, 23mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceEx Chris Rudd, LL65, lot 2, ref. no.16889 (dealer's ticket included).
Ex Dr Miklos Hoka collection.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Eastern North Thames Region AV Stater. Circa 60-20 BC. Uninscribed coinage. SS type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Two reversed 'S' motifs in field / Annulate horse to right with beaded mane, wing motif and pellet triad above, wheel below. ABC 2237; VA 1509-1; SCBC 34. 5.55gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Very rare.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s. -
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. Iceni, Ecen AR Unit. Circa AD 10-43. Ecen Retro type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Double crescent emblem on vertical wreath / Horse prancing to left, six pellets on shoulder, S beneath head, pelleted rosette above; ECE (retrograde) below. ABC 1669; BMC 4514-38; VA 766-1; SCBC 445. 0.85gr, 12mm.
Very Fine.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000.
