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LOT 2979
Celtic Britannia, Iceni Fourrée Unit. 20 BC-AD 10. Norfolk God Moustache type.
Male head to right, moustachioed, with oval eye, short dashes for hair with longer crescents behind, two trefoils before / Horse rearing to right, with cabled mane; below, lozenge with concave sides, pellet at each corner; above, pelta, tricorne within. For prototype: ABC 1567; Van Arsdell 792; SCBC 434. Very Fine.(1.09gr, 14mm, 9h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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