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LOT 2643
Celtic Britannia. Corieltauvi AR Unit. Circa 60-20 BC.
Lincolnshire Wolf type. Wolf standing to right with open jaws, three ringed-pellets above / Horse standing to left, triangle of ringed-pellets above. Van Arsdell -; BMC 3205-3206; ABC 1788. Good Very Fine. Edge chipped. Extremely rare.(0.67gr, 13mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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