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LOT 2526
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Early 1st century BC. Uninscribed. Angular Bull type (Cantian D).
Stylised head to right / Stylised bull; two crescents above, exergual line below. ABC 171; Van Arsdell 129; SCBC 63. Very Fine.(1.56gr, 18mm, 3h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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