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LOT 2951
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci, Dubnovellaunos AR Unit. Circa 20 BC-AD 10. Dubnovellaunos Serpent Griffin type.
Coiled ram-headed serpent / Griffin to left, head turned back, DV below. ABC, p.40, 330; Van Arsdell -; BMC -; SCBC -. Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; recorded as 'Unique?' by ABC.(0.50gr, 11mm, 9h.).
Provenance
Found Tendring, Essex.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-3D47B5.
Accompanied by the finder's copy of the PAS object entry form.
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