Auction Catalogue

29 September 2008

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Important Celtic Coins

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 5068

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29 September 2008

Hammer Price:
£410

Cantii, ‘Sa’ or ‘Sam’, Bronze, horse right, star above, sam below, rev. griffin left, looking back, pellet above, 1.11g/2h (BMC –; VA –; S –). Green patina, very fine and extremely rare, apparently unpublished (£300-400)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Celtic Coins from the Collection of the late Michael J. Grover.

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Provenance:
Found in Suffolk

The present specimen is very similar to S 187B. The animal on the reverse however is definitely not a horse