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LOT 2978

Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AR Quarter Stater. Circa 50-30 BC. Duro Boat Bird type.

Three-men-in-a-boat motif./ Central thunderbolt, Y-shapes, stylised bird to right. ABC 2208; VA 1242; BMC 2734-47; S 368. Near Extremely Fine. Neat flan of good silver clear 'bird'.(1.06gr, 11mm, 8h.).

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Ex Chris Rudd, LL72, lot 35, ref. no.17304.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

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Duro Boat Bird Type

LOT 2978

Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AR Quarter Stater.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £182

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