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LOT 2522
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Cast Unit. Circa 80-60 BC. Kent capital Durovernum (Canterbury). Angular Bull type.
Outline head to right; eye represented as pellet within circle / Outline bull to left; two crescents above. ABC 171; cf. Van Arsdell 129; SCBC 63. Near Very Fine.(1.99gr, 19mm, 3h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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