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LOT 2825
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 70-50 BC. Indian Head with Neck type.
Round head to left, with three locks of hair and long neck formed by casting sprue / Boar to left, three loops between legs. LT 9044; BMC 405-08. Near Extremely Fine. Dark, glossy patina.(5.70gr, 19mm, 4h.).
Provenance
Ex Chris Rudd, LL57, lot 13, no.11821 (dealer's tickets included).
Ex N Jones collection.
Found North France.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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