Details
LOT 2850
Celtic Central Gaul. Sequani AE Unit. Circa 80-50 BC. Big Head type.
Celticised diademed head to left / Bull(?) butting to left, with S-shaped tail. ABC 106; D&T 3091; LT 5368. Fine. Extremely rare as UK find.(3.52gr, 18mm, 4h.).
Provenance
Ex Chris Rudd, LL49, lot 51, ref. no.13154 (dealer's ticket included).
Ex J Fay collection.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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