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LOT 2581
Celtic Northeast Gaul. Leuci Potin Unit. Circa 1st century BC. 'tête humaine de face' type.
Helmeted head to left / Boar to left, tail curled; between legs, small human head. LT 9180; D&T 151. Near Very Fine.(3.04gr, 17mm, 5h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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