Details
LOT 2752
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Circa 120-100 BC. Evans Bull type.
Degraded head of Apollo to left / Degraded bull butting to left on exergual line. ABC 147; VA 104-105; BMC 667. Good Very Fine. Rare.(2.70gr, 18mm, 10h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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