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LOT 2994
Celtic Britannia. Tasciovanos AR Unit. Circa 20 BC-AD 10. Cavalryman type.
TASC in central panel, two line beaded border / Helmetted horseman left, holding large shield. ABC 2640; VA 1800; BMC 1677; S 238; CCI 00.0374. Good Very Fine. Bold, sharp TASC. Very rare.(1.23gr, 12mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Found Herts/Cambs border, UK.
Ex L Tongue collection.
Ex Chris Rudd, LL61, lot 38, ref. no.16261.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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