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Details
LOT 2609
Celtic Southern Gaul. Tolosates, Negro Head AR Drachm. c.1st century BC. Three-Ball Bar Type (capital Tolosa (Toulouse) on the Garonne.
Head left, afro hairstyle / Cruciform motif with crescent, pellets and bar with three balls. LT-, Saves 95-96. Very Fine/Good very Fine. Scarce.(2.78gr, 15mm.).
Provenance
Ex Chris Rudd (Liz's List 59, no.1/15789 with coin ticket).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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