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LOT 2742
Group of Twelve [12] AE Greek Coins. 4th-3rd century BC.
Various rulers and cities. Fine to Good Very Fine.(18.58gr total.). [12]
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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