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LOT 2568
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Ambiani AE Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Head of Apollo to right; [Ss around] / Horse galloping to right, pellet-in-annulets around; above, bird to right. LT 8424; DT 356. Near Very Fine.(2.44gr, 15mm, 11h.).
Provenance
Ex D Lee collection.
Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 3, no.14/8092, and 66, 8/12485, with coin tickets).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Found South Cambridgeshire, UK, Friday 13th December 2024. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-807701.
