Details
LOT 2960
Celtic Britannia. Cantii Cast Potin Unit. Early 1st century BC. Uninscribed. Angular Bull type (Cantian D).
Stylised head to left / Stylised bull. VA 129-330; ABC 171; SCBC 63. Very Fine.(1.43gr, 16mm, 9h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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