Details
LOT 2874
Gaul, Massalia AE 14mm. Circa 121-49 BC.
Apollo head to right / Bull butting to right; ΜΑ[ΣΣΑ] above, [control letters in exergue]. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 810-821. Near Very Fine.(1.93gr, 14mm, 2h.).
Provenance
Ex cgb.fr (company's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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