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LOT 2516
Celtic Britannia. Cantiaci Potin Unit. Circa 150-101 BC.
Head of Apollo to left / Bull butting to right; [MA?] above. Cf. ABC 120; cf. Van Arsdell 1402-1. Good Fine.(2.39gr, 20mm, 3h.).
Provenance
Ex Lockdales.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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