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LOT 2787
Celtic Britannia. Dobunni AR Unit. Circa 50-20 BC. Cotswold Cock type.
Moon head right with sunburst on chin, crescents for hair, various symbols in field / Triple tailed annulate horse left, animal head and radiant sun above, cockerel head below, wheel before, dispersed symbols around. ABC 2012; VA 1020-1; SCBC 377. Very Fine.(1.12gr, 14mm, 4h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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