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LOT 2520
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Circa 120-100 BC. Kent capital Durovernum (Canterbury). Rounded Bull type.
Outline head to left; central pellet, surface striations / Outline bull to left, two crescents above; surface striations. ABC 153; Van Arsdell 112, 115, 117, 119-1; BMC 674-5, 677-80, 682-4. Very Fine. Clear striations, neat casting sprue.(1.60gr, 19mm, 3h.).
Provenance
Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 45, no.15/14653 with coin ticket).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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