Details
LOT 2867
Spain. Castulo AE Semis. Early 1st century BC.
Diademed male head to right; to right, Iberian 'ka' / Bull standing right; above, L and crescent; below, 'kastilo' (in Iberian). ACIP 2156; SNG BM Spain 1359-76; SNG Copenhagen 213-6. Very Fine.(4.66gr, 21mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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