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 Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Diademed head left / Boar standing left; two semicircles below. D& 225; Depeyrot, NC VII, 225. 3.99gr, 18mm, 4h.
Near Extremely Fine. Lovely head, magnificent boar, strong dark patina. Exceptional specimen.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL70, lot 2, ref. no.17660. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AR Unit. Circa AD 8-41. Cunobelinus Hunters type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Hercules standing right, club in hand, CVNOBE[LINVS] around / Diana standing left, bow in hand, [TASCIIO] VANTIS around. ABC 2879; VA 2063; BMC 1886-88; S 317. 1.24gr, 12mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Bold figures. Very rare.
Found Newbury, Berkshire, UK, on 5 October 2010. Ex Chris Rudd, LL57, lot 45, ref. no.15387. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Dobunni, Anted AR Unit. Circa 10 BC-AD 10.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Stylised head right, with stalk lips, 'worms' and pellets in front, ringed-pellets and X on cheek, pellets in arcs behind / Triple-tailed horse left, pellet and [T]ED above, ringed-pellet and AN below. ABC 2072; VA 1082; BMC 3032-38; S 380. 0.95gr, 13mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine. Toned silver, well struck horse with most of ANTED visible.
Ex Chris Rudd. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
