Details
LOT 4201
Byzantine(?) Glass Coin Weight. Circa 6th century AD.
Uncertain design / Blank. Condition as seen.(1.34gr, 15mm.).
Provenance
From the London collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
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