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LOT 3015
Celtic Northwest Gaul. Carnutes, Pixtilos AE Unit. Circa 40-30 BC. Class VII.
PIXTILOS, diademed male head (Apollo?) to right, with a horned snake-like dragon curling down from the top of his head / Nude man, holding a palm branch in his right hand and the reins with his left, riding a horse prancing to right; below, double spiral ornament. Depeyrot, NC V, 89; D&T 2471; Scheers, Pixtilos, class VII. Good Very Fine. Beautiful dark green patina.(2.72gr, 16mm, 10h.).
Provenance
Ex cgb.fr, Paris (v55_0539).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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