Details
LOT 3694
Byzantine Square AE Weight of 3 Unciae or 1/4 Libra. Circa 5th-6th century AD.
Long silver inlaid cross between silver inlaid Γ Γ / Blank. Bendall -; Rochesnard, p.57; Pondera Online 16369. Condition as seen.(78.07gr, 33mm x 32mm.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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