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LOT 2576
Celtic Britannia. The Iceni AR Half Unit. Circa 35-25 BC.
Stylised boar to right, front leg comprised of two lines; pellet in ring below, three pellets to right / Celticized annulate horse to right with round head; pellet rosette above, three(?) pellets below. ABC 1621; cf. Van Arsdell 661.1; SCBC 437. Near Very Fine.(0.61gr, 11mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired from a Norfolk, UK, collector.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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LOT 2576
Celtic Britannia. The Iceni AR Half Unit.
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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