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. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Unit. Circa AD 10-40. Uncertain Southern mint. Verica Tiberius type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Figure standing facing and holding curved lituus and grapes, COM to left field, MI F to right / Laureate bust of Tiberius to right, VERI behind head, CA before. VA 533-1; ABC 1250; SCBC 136. 1.30gr, 13mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Ex Spink (company's tickets included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Bellovaci Potin Unit. 50-20 BC. Two Scrolls type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Two scrolls / Ƨ and three parallel lines flanking central line. LT -; BMC -; DT 535 var.; Sch/SM 302-303; Gaumann 121. 1.65gr, 15mm.
Very Fine. Dark glossy patina. Unique as UK find.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL43, lot 15, ref. no.11281 (dealer's ticket included). Found Standon, Hertfordshire. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AR Quarter Stater. Circa 20 BC-AD 20. Badbury Rat type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
'Three-men-in-a-boat' design / Central zigzag thunderbolt between beaded lines, 'clamshell' motif to right, 'rat' below. ABC 2214; VA 1260-1; BMC 2748-70; SCBC 368. 0.69gr, 12mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL50, lot 37, ref. no.15161 (dealer's ticket included). Ex A Moyle collection. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
