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LOT 1084
Byzantine Terracotta Token with Inscription
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (20 grams, 74 mm).
D-shaped in section with impressed legend to the flat face 'AΘHNA' (Athens).
ProvenanceEx important Christian collection, 1970s.
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