Details
LOT 2748
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci AV Quarter Stater. Circa 50-20 BC. Corded Triangle type.
Blank / Celticised horse to left; pellet-in-annulets around, corded triangle above, hatched box below. ABC 198; VA 151; Hobbs 2469. Very Fine.(1.27gr, 12mm.).
Provenance
Found Horley, Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, UK, 2011.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-960B33.
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