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Details
LOT 2738
Group of Eight [8] AE Ancient Coins. 3rd-1st century BC.
Various rulers and cities. Fine to Very Fine.(29.51gr total.). [8]
Provenance
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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