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LOT 2816
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Bellovaci Potin Unit. 50-20 BC. Two Scrolls type.
Two scrolls / Ƨ and three parallel lines flanking central line. LT -; BMC -; DT 535 var.; Sch/SM 302-303; Gaumann 121. Very Fine. Dark glossy patina. Unique as UK find.(1.65gr, 15mm.).
Provenance
Ex Chris Rudd, LL43, lot 15, ref. no.11281 (dealer's ticket included).
Found Standon, Hertfordshire.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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