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LOT 2793
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. Very Fine.(5.11gr, 20mm, 2h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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