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LOT 3035

Celtic Northeast Gaul. Suessiones Potin Unit. Circa 50-30 BC.

Stylised head to right / Abstract boar to right above central pellet-in-annulet; annulet to left, five pellets below. Depeyrot, NC VI, 123; D&T 531A. Good Very Fine.(3.89gr, 18mm, 8h.).

Provenance

Ex cgb.fr. (bga_239458).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

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LOT 3035

Celtic Northeast Gaul. Suessiones Potin Unit.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

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