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LOT 3187
Group of Ten [10] AE Roman Imperial Coins. 3rd-4th century AD.
Various emperors. Fine to Good Very Fine.(19.75gr total.). [10]
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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