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LOT 2988
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa AD 10-43(?). Ece Y-Three type.
Double moon emblem. / Horse right, pelletal sun above, ECE below. VA 764; BMC 4431-444; S 445. Near Extremely Fine. Magnificent sharp moons, two neck torcs in cusp.(1.18gr, 13mm.).
Provenance
Ex Chris Rudd, LL40, lot 37, ref. no.13515.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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