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LOT 2512
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Cast Potin Unit. Circa 150-101 BC.
Head of Apollo to left / Bull butting to right; M[A?] above. Cf. ABC 120; cf. Van Arsdell 1402-1. Good Fine.(4.22gr, 20mm, 3h.).
Provenance
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_203187) (company's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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