Details
LOT 2805
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 50-40 BC. Uncertain mint in the upper Yare valey. Bury Diadem type. Uninscribed issue.
Diademed female head to left; snake symbol before / Horse leaping to left; annulet and pellet boss in ring of pellets above, pellet-in-annulet below. ABC 1495; VA 80-1 (Imported); SCBC 432. Very Fine.(1.38gr, 15mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000.
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