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Details
LOT 2593
Celtic Gaul. Volcae-Arecomici (?) AR Fraction. Circa 75-25 BC. Imitating Massalia.
Bare head of Apollo to left; behind neck, T(?) / M-A, wheel of four spokes. F&P OBV-8; Depeyrot, Marseille 64 (Massalia). Good Very Fine. Rare.(0.52gr, 9mm, 7h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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