Details
LOT 2992
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Circa 120-100 BC. Thurrock Head type.
Head to left / Degraded bull butting to right. Cf. ABC 132. Fine.(2.76gr, 17mm, 3h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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