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LOT 2586
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 80-50 BC.
Helmeted head to left, with big eye / Horse to left, pellets around. LT 7396; BMC 385-87. Good Very Fine. Dark shiny patina, great head with bold eye.(3.50gr, 18mm, 5h.).
Provenance
Ex S Kelly collection.
Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 44, no.7/10439 with coin ticket).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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