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Lot 5281

The Barcids, Qart Hadasht (Carthago Nova), temp. Hannibal, Half-Shekel, c. 221-218, wreathed head of Tanit left, rev. horse standing right, head reverted, pellet below, 3.48g/12h (Villaronga 106, same dies; CNH p.68, 37; BMC 60; AB 500). Very fine and very rare £300-350

Sold for £420

Lot 5282

The Barcids, Qart Hadasht (Carthago Nova), temp. Hannibal, Shekel, c. 218-209, beardless bare head left of ‘Roman’ style, rev. horse standing right; in background, palm tree in fruit; to right, Punic character yod, 7.26g/12h (Villaronga 255, same dies; CNH p.73, 83; BMC 122; AB 548). Fine and very rare £600-800

Sold for £500

Lot 5283

Celtitan, As, 2nd cent. BC, diademed male head right, rev. celtitan, boar over dagger right, 18.89g/2h (CNH 389, 1; SNG BMC –; AB 624). Very fine, earthy dark patina, rare £200-250

Sold for £200

Lot 5284

Gadir, Half-Hemidrachm, late 3rd cent. BC, head of Melqart left, wearing lion-skin, rev. tunny-fish right, 1.99g/12h (Alfaro Asins, Gadir/Gades, 428-69; CNH p.83, 4, 37; AB 1308). Very fine and very rare £600-800

Sold for £650

Lot 5285

Gadir, Half-Hemidrachm, late 3rd cent. BC, similar, 2.26g/12h (Alfaro Asins 428-69; CNH p.83, 4, 37; AB 1308). Old piercing, otherwise very fine and very rare £400-500

Unsold

Lot 5286

Salacia-Kentouibon, As, 1st century BC, candnil siscra f, laureate and bearded head left, rev. legend divided by two tuna fish right, 13.54g/5h (CNH 134, 5; SNG BMC 496; AB –; MANM 1492; Faria III, 1a). Very fine with glossy dark green patina, very rare £600-700

Unsold

Lot 5287

The Ambiani, Æ, c. 60-25, round facing head with hair parted into two plaits with rings at end, scroll-like ornaments below, rev. conjoined plumed horses, 2.40g/2h (unpublished in the standard literature; cf. DT 477 and LT 8526 for similar rev. type). About very fine with shiny dark patina, excessively rare; the better of the two known specimens £300-400

Sold for £210

Lot 5288

The Aulerci Cenomani, Stater, laureate head right, rev. human-headed horse galloping right trampling fallen warrior, 7.53g/12h (DT series 290, 2141C; LT 6847; de Jersey pp.58-63, fig 23). About very fine, very rare £900-1,200

Sold for £920

Lot 5289

The Bellovaci, Æ, c. 60-25, Celtic head left with spiky hair, torque and three question-mark symbols in front, rev. cockerel right with wings spread, face on breast, pellet-in-annulet and spiral in front, 1.86g/9h (DT 509; LT 8584; BMC S28). About very fine, green patina £100-150

Sold for £75

Lot 5290

The Bituriges-Cubi, silver Drachm, c. 110-90, head with curly locks right, rev. horseman holding shield galloping right, fleuron below, 3.05g/6h (Depeyrot III, 77; DT 3344; BMC S174; LT 4446). Slightly off-centre, otherwise about very fine £120-150

Sold for £85

Lot 5291

The Eluates, silver Drachm imitating Emporion, c. 218-118, degraded head of Apollo, rev. stylized winged horse with globular body left, 2.60g/3h (Boudet-Depeyrot, Monnaies gauloises à la croix, pp.94-5; BMC 111-22; LT 3587). Good fine or better £80-100

Sold for £75

Lot 5292

The Sequani, Togirix, Quinarius, head left, [to]girix in front, rev. horse left, togi[r] above, serpent below, 1.78g/8h (DT 3248; BMC 366-79; LT 5550). Good fine £40-60

Sold for £25

Lot 5293

The Treveri, Germanus Indutillius L, Quadrans, c. 15-8 BC, diademed bust right, rev. CERMANVS INDVTILLI L, bull butting left, 2.77g/7h (BMC Celtic Gaul 263-8; RPC 506; RIC Augustus 249). Very fine, green patina £60-80

Sold for £50

Lot 5294

The Volcæ Arecomici, silver Drachm, head left with ‘negroid’ features and hair in curls, rev. cross, pellet in centre, pellets and crescents in angles, 3.27g/12h (Boudet-Depeyrot, Monnaies gauloises à la croix, p.46, 3; BMC S123; cf. LT 3040). Struck on a thick, square flan as usual, good very fine £150-200

Sold for £100

Lot 5295

The Volcæ Tectosages (?), Minim, cross, wedges in angles, rev. helmet (?), 0.32g (cf. LT pl. 10). Good fine; apparently unpublished £30-50

Sold for £10

Lot 5296

Pedemontana, Drachm, imitative of Massalia, 3rd-2nd cent. BC, head of Artemis right, rev. lion walking right, 3.52g/8h (Pautasso 1966, 7; BMC 2). Heavy series, very fine, rare £100-150

Sold for £160

Lot 5297

The Insubri, Drachm, imitative of Massalia, 3rd-2nd cent. BC, head of Artemis right, rev. lion of ‘wolf’ type walking right, 2.16g/9h (Pautasso 1966, 435-57; BMC 20). Extremely fine £100-150

Sold for £110

Lot 5298

The Insubri, Drachm, imitative of Massalia, 3rd-2nd cent. BC, similar, 1.83g/2h (Pautasso 1966, 435-57; BMC 20). Extremely fine £100-150

Sold for £110

Lot 5299

The Liguri (?), Serra Riccò type Obol, c. 2nd-1st cent. BC, female head right, rev. cat-like lion left with pelleted body, star of four rays above and below, 0.67g/6h (BMC 29; Pautasso Coll. 33). Good very fine and toned, rare £150-200

Sold for £250

Lot 5300

The Leponti, Drachm, imitative of Massalia, 3rd-2nd cent. BC, head of Artemis right, rev. TOUTIPOUOS in Lepontic characters, lion walking right, 1.17g/9h (Pautasso 1966, 453-61; BMC S73). Very fine, toned £100-150

Sold for £130

Lot 5301

The Veneti, Drachm, imitative of Massalia, 3rd-2nd cent. BC, head of Artemis right, rev. lion in the form of a ferocious beast with long talons walking right, 2.70g/8h (Pautasso 1966, 472-80; BMC 21). Good style, very fine and toned £150-200

Sold for £100

Lot 5302

The Veneti, Drachm, imitative of Massalia, 3rd-2nd cent. BC, similar, 2.70g/8h (Pautasso 1966, 472-80; BMC 21). Very fine, toned £100-150

Sold for £180

Lot 5303

Rhineland, ‘Tanzendes Männchen’ type Quinarius, c. 65-40, male figure with spiky hair running or squatting to right, head left, holding snake and ring, rev. horse with spiky mane standing right, looking back, zig-zag border around, 1.67g/9h (Kellner, Manching, 2314; DT 206; BMC 524-8; LMZ 1120; LT 9396). About extremely fine, blue tone, rare £500-700

Sold for £410

Lot 5304

the Boii, Twenty-Fourth-Stater, blank, rev. stylised figure of Athena with shield and spear left, 0.34g (Paulsen 147-8; Dembski 503-5; Lanz 36-7). Very fine and rare £300-350

Unsold

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