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LOT 2572
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Bellovaci AE Unit. Circa 40-20 BC.
Celticised figure running to left, head to right; pellets around / Horse galloping to right; star and pellets above, star and pellets below. Cf. D&T 296.2; cf. LT 7322. Very Fine.(2.13gr, 13mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Ex iNumis, Paris, France (company's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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