Details
LOT 3061
Gaul, Nemausus AE Unit. Circa 100-60 BC.
Laureate head of Apollo to left / Boar standing to left, NAMA above, ΣAT below. LT 2698; RIG 210. Good Very Fine.(1.67gr, 15mm, 5h.).
Provenance
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_197820).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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