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LOT 2518
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Cast Potin Unit. Early 1st century BC. Uninscribed. Angular Bull type (Cantian D).
Stylised head to right / Stylised bull to right; two crescents above, pellet and exergual line below. ABC 171; Van Arsdell 129-1; SCBC 63. Very Fine.(1.41gr, 18mm, 9h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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