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LOT 2991
Celtic Britannia. Regni and Atrebates, Verica AR Unit. Circa AD 10-40.
COM • F; above and below, voided crescent and pellet / Boar standing to right; star above, VIRI • below. ABC 1223; Bean VERC1-3; VA 470-3; SCBC 131. Good Very Fine.(1.12gr, 13mm, 5h.).
Provenance
Ex Silbury Coins.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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