Details
LOT 2804
Celtic Britannia. Iceni, Ecen AR Unit. Circa AD 10-43. Ecen Retro type.
Double crescent emblem on vertical wreath / Horse prancing to left, six pellets on shoulder, S beneath head, pelleted rosette above; ECE (retrograde) below. ABC 1669; BMC 4514-38; VA 766-1; SCBC 445. Very Fine.(0.85gr, 12mm.).
Provenance
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000.
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