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LOT 2792
Celtic Britannia. Durotriges AR Stater. Circa 65 BC-AD 45. Cranborne Chase type.
Devolved and disjointed laureate head of Apollo to right / Devolved and disjointed horse to left with numerous pellets above and a pellet below. ABC 2157; VA 1235-1. Good Very Fine.(5.21gr, 20mm, 4h.).
Provenance
Found 19.10.2005, Brighstone, Isle of Wight.
Ex Chris Rudd collection, ref. no.12734.12 (dealer's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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