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LOT 3022
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Diademed head left / Boar standing left; two semicircles below. D& 225; Depeyrot, NC VII, 225. Near Extremely Fine. Lovely head, magnificent boar, strong dark patina. Exceptional specimen.(3.99gr, 18mm, 4h.).
Provenance
Ex Chris Rudd, LL70, lot 2, ref. no.17660.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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