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LOT 2982
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Epaticcus AR Minim. Circa AD 35-43. Boar's Head type.
EPATI, pellet-in-ring motif above and below; all within pellet border / Boar's head to right; TA below; all within pellet border. ABC 1370; SCBC 360; Van Arsdell 585-1. Good Very Fine. Toned silver, complete inscription, great boar's head.(0.28gr, 8mm, 10h.).
Provenance
Ex Chris Rudd, 118, lot 20, ref. no.15487.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Footnotes
The letters TA below the boar's head refer to Tasciovanos and indicate that Epaticcus comes from the court of Tasciovanos; indeed he may have been a son of Tasciovanos and younger brother of Cunobelinus.
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LOT 2982
Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Epaticcus AR Minim.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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