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LOT 2979
Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AR Quarter Stater 58 BC-43 AD.
Five-armed starfish, lines of pellets between each arm / Zigzag thunderbolt and line of pellets across field; eight-rayed lighting flash with rectangular body to each side. VA 1270-78; BMC 2780-81; ABC 2220. Near Very Fine.(0.90gr, 12mm.).
Provenance
Ex Paul Munro-Walker collection.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 57, 30 May 2019, lot 62.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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