Details
LOT 2753
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci AE Unit. Circa 50-30 BC. Boar Lion type.
Boar to left, standing on exergual line / Lion to right with S-shaped tail, rings around. ABC 270; VA 154-5; BMC 2487; SCBC 176. Good Very Fine. Nice emerald patina. Very rare.(1.92gr, 15mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Ex Chris Rudd, LL70, lot 15, ref. no.17694 (dealer's tickets included).
Ex J Lumley collection.
Ex M J Grover collection.
Found Kent.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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