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LOT 3945
Basil I 'the Macedonian' AE 14mm. AD 879-886. Cherson mint.
Cross floriate on steps; pellets flanking / Large B on exergual line; pellets flanking. DOC 20b; Anokhin 377-382; SB 1719. Near Very Fine.(1.84gr, 14mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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