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LOT 2814
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Bellovaci Potin Unit. Circa 60-30/25 BC.
Celticised figure running to right or dancing, helmetted head to left, annulets and sun around / Horse galloping to right; star and crescent above, star below. Cf. DT 291; cf. LT 7258. Very Fine.(1.86gr, 14mm, 2h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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