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Celtic Britannia. Proto Boar, Shaggy Chevron Tail Type AR Unit. Circa 55-45 BC.
Boar right, with 'pin cushion' hackles, beaded ring above / Horse left, with 'pin cushion' mane and shaggy chevron tail, solar rings above, ringed-pellet below. ABC-; VA-; MBC-; S-. 1.09gr, 13mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Bright silver, bristly boar, bushy-tailed horse. Extremely rare.
PROVENANCE:
Found Alcaster, Lincolnshire, UK.
Ex Chris Rudd, 127, lot 33, ref. no.16072.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
FOOTNOTES:
This Shaggy Chevron Tail Type is unlisted by the major catalogues. A superbly strange piece.
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