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LOT 2995
Celtic Britannia. Tasciovanos AR Unit. Circa 20 BC-AD 10. X-Box type.
Crossed wreaths, one curved, box at centre containing X, VERL in angles / Boar right, TAS above, tiny star below. ABC 2628; VA 1796; BMC 1661-62; S 236. Very Fine. Large flan, dark toned, clear X, lovely boar. Very rare.(1.13gr, 14mm.).
Provenance
Found near St Albans.
Ex L. Tongue collection.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL61, lot 37, ref. no.16260.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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