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LOT 2510

Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Unit. Circa AD 10-40. Verica Smiley type.

COM • F; above and below, voided crescent and pellet between pellet-in-ring / Boar standing to right; star above, VIRI below. ABC 1220; Van Arsdell 470-1; SCBC 131. Near Extremely Fine.(1.15gr, 11mm, 3h.).

Provenance

From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

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Verica Smiley Type

LOT 2510

Celtic Britannia. Atrebates and Regni, Verica AR Unit.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

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