Details
LOT 2820
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 100-50 BC.
Helmeted head to left; floral ornament before / Bull butting to right; fleur-de-lis above. D&T 229; Depeyrot, NC VII, 137; CCCBM III 303-4. Good Very Fine. Dark patina.(3.05gr, 19mm, 3h.).
Provenance
Ex Chris Rudd, LL55, lot 9, ref. no.15530 (dealer's ticket included).
Ex M Smith collection.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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