Details
LOT 3063
Aiolis, Temnos, AE 13mm. 2nd century BC.
Laureate head of Apollo right / T-A, bunch of grapes hanging from vine-branch, monogram to right. SNG Copenhagen 255. Good Very Fine.(2.33gr, 13mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
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