LOT 3054
Celts. Uncertain AR Half Unit. 1st century BC.
Head(?) to right / Animal standing to left; pellet-in-crescent above. Very Fine.(0.10gr, 5mm.).
ProvenanceEx Baldwins basement, 20th century.
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Celtic Britannia. Trinovantes and Catuvellauni, Epaticcus AR Unit. Circa AD 35-43. Epaticcus Eagle type (Atrebatic L).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Head of Hercules to right; pellet-in-annulet to left, EPATI upward before / Eagle standing facing on snake, head to left, with wings displayed; pellet-in-annulet above. VA 580-1; ABC 1346; SCBC 356. 1.34gr, 13mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Silbury Coins. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Regini AR Unit. Circa 55-45 BC. Sussex Lyre type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Diademed head right, large curls for hair / Globular horse right, zigzag tail, wheel above, lyre leaning to left below. ABC 647; VA-; BMC 635; S-; CCI 95.0518. 1.36gr, 13mm, 2h.
Near Extremely Fine. Lightly toned silver, well centred horse, clear lyre. Rare.
Found Poynings, Sussex, January/February 1995. Ex C. Hamlyn collection. Ex Chris Rudd, 129, lot 17, ref. no.17126. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
As you can tell from the heavy weight and fine style (possibly engraved by a Gaulish die cutter), this must be one of the first silver units struck in Britain. A well documented, pedigree piece, with a beautifully bold globular horse. -
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.
