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LOT 3663
Group of Three [3] Celtic Potin Units. Circa 1st century BC.
Various types. Condition as seen.(4.71gr total.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AE Unit. Circa AD 10-41. Camuloduno type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
CAMVL-ODVNO in two panels / Sphinx crouching to left, raising her right foreleg; CVNO in panel below. Hobbs 1928-30; VA 1977; SCBC 332. 2.08gr, 15mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL50, lot 53, ref. no.14432 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Gaul, Massalia AR Obol. Circa 336-310 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Bare head of Apollo to left / M-A within wheel of four spokes. Maurel 360. 0.75, 10mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Minim. Circa AD 10-40. Verica Temple type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Roman-style temple flanked by C-F (retrograde) / Bull butting to right, VER (retrograde) above, REX in exergue. VA 553-1; BMC 1538-41; ABC 1316; SCBC 152. 0.31gr, 8mm, 4h.
Very Fine. Toned. Very rare.
Ex Chris Rudd, 82, lot 27, ref. no.9077 (dealer's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Chris Rudd notes: 'Why are the letters C F upside-down, relative to the temple? Did the Celtic engraver have some other interpretation in mind for this motif? Or were there two engravers, one in charge of the inscription, who didn't realize what he was looking at?'
