Details
LOT 3039
Celtic Central Gaul. Lingones Potin Unit. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Janiform head / OYINΔIA, stylised boar to left. DT 3262; RIG 305. Very Fine.(2.09gr, 19mm, 9h.).
Provenance
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_264327).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Footnotes
The epigraphy on the reverse is very varied on these potins, ranging from a completely legible OYINΔIA legend to a geometric drawing that cannot be read at all.
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